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If i touch a dead bird's blood, will i get rabies?
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No: To begin with rabies has only rarely been seen in birds. It is basically a mammal carried disease. Touching the blood of a even a rabid animal is not considered a valid exposure.
Answered 4/29/2020
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Rabies: Only mammals get rabies. Rabies is spread by the saliva of infected mammals.
Answered 11/10/2018
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