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A trapped rat bit my student's finger. he killed the rat.it has been 4 or 5 days since he was bitten.if i touch his wound&he has rabies,can i get it?
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Rabies: Rats generally are not infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans. . Rabies are transmitted from human to human via transplanted organs or bites. Unlikely to get rabies from touching a healing rat bite wound.
Answered 3/3/2017
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