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I hear two diferent things about dog rabies they can transmit it 10days before symptoms or they canonly transmit it when they have symptoms whats true?
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From the CDC:: Rabies virus can be excreted in the saliva of infected dogs, cats, and ferrets during illness and/or for a few days before illness or death. A healthy dog, cat, or ferret that bites a person should be confined and observed daily for 10 days. https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html
Answered 9/6/2018
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