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Can rabies virus be transmitted by water while washing saliva from intact skin and water pass through broken skin?

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Unlikely : Unclear if skin was broken or not. Unclear if dog was definitely rabid. If skin broken and dog definitely rabid get help now

Answered 2/20/2021

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