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A 21-year-old male asked:

My question is if some rabid animal drops his saliva on ground or road . the same saliva comes in contact with an object and i touched that object. can it cause rabies if i have eaten with unwashed hands . should i take anti rabies vaccine ?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Rabies transmission is not possible in above circumstances. Check cdc.gov, which has reliable information regarding rabies transmission.
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Answered Apr 21, 2022
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Dr. Scott Budd
Dr. Scott Buddanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Rabies virus is degraded very quickly outside the host. Sunlight, temperature, humidity all play a role. If the specimen were dry, it's safe to say it is non-infectious. However if still moist, it should be considered a true exposure and if it were definitively known the saliva was indeed from a rabid animal, my advice would be to get vaccinated.
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