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Rabies concern

2017-04-10 02:24:15
So my little brother drank water from a communal bowl and im worried how can he get rabies and should i take him to a hospital?
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Hello...... Rabies  is not transmitted by water,  it's transmitted by infected saliva  of rabid dog or other wild animals... Otehrwise there is no risk  of rabies..  Don't  worry..  Water is infected with  hepatitis  or diarrhea is the common chance..  So don't  worry  about  rabies.......

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