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Can rabies spread by petting stray anima

2021-10-19 15:08:15
Can rabies spread by simply petting stray / street animal (which seems friendly), if it doesn't not bite or scratch you and if you don't put hand near its mouth ?
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Rabies spreads via saliva of infected animals, like dogs, cats, bats, fox, bandicoot.

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