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A 41-year-old female asked:

How long can rabies survive on a surface? tires/roadkill.shoes/hiking.garbage can/picnic table. is it transferable via small cuts on hands if touched

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NO: transmitted through the saliva/bite and rarely a deep scratch of an infected animal. The rabies virus cannot live outside of the body or animal.

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A 38-year-old member asked:

I took out garbage that a wild animal got into and i had a open cut on my hand. Can i get rabies this way?

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A 18-year-old male asked:

3 weeks ago I threw my trash out and touched the garbage bin. A couple hours later, I put my hands in my mouth (I always wash my hands after handling trash dont know why i forgot this time.) Dont know if animals were there. Did I contract rabies?

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Chance of getting rabies?brother picked up trash after raccoon got in the can.He washed his hands but I touched the sink faucet then touched a scratch

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Chance of rabies?brother picked up trash,a raccoon kicked our can over.he washed his hands but I touched the faucet then touched a scratch on my leg

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Do I have rabies?friend caught raccoon in trash,picked up trash,washed hands.i touched the same faucet,then touched a scratch on my leg.will I be sick

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