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Hello need opinion on something i was walking the other day around 430pm and something flew into leg no clue what it was no broken skin i was was worried it was a bat. does this constitute a rabie exposure, sorry if it sounds crazy?
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Rabies: Rabies is only transmitted via the saliva or bodily fluids of the infected animal through an open wound such as a bite, scratch or other broken skin. If there was no broken skin, there is no infection.
Answered 1/15/2021
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