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A member asked:
How long can rabies virus survive on a surface?ran over dead skunk last week on my street.son picked up coin beside tire.just found coin in his pocket
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No need to worry: this is not the way rabies virus infects anybody, and rabies virus cannot survive in these conditions
Answered 12/30/2017
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