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Raccoon ran into the side of my car most likely the rear driver side tire. i drove 8 miles home and opened the door on the opposite side. could rabid saliva gotten on any of the door handles? should i be concerned if i touched the handle then my eye?

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Very Unlikely: Rabies is relatively uncommon even in raccoons. Rabies can't go through unbroken skin. People can get rabies only via a bite from a rabid animal or possibly through saliva infected scratches, abrasions, open wounds. The rabies virus is short-lived when exposed to open air. Given these facts, there is almost no chance that the raccoon you hit was rabid, and that the saliva could have infected you.

Answered 9/29/2020

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