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Gave a girl a lift with a stray dog that was hit by a car. can rabies be contracted by air in car with closed windows. there was no other contact?
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Rabies transmission: Rabies is transmitted via direct contact with saliva containing active rabies virus. It is not transmitted via the air or via blood, urine or feces of an rabies infected animal.
Answered 12/4/2017
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