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Can a person get rabies like this ?
1. If someone is having bruises in hand or any other body part . Then he walk by side of barking dog . If saliva from dog mouth drops on hand on person through air .
2. Like many bat fly on sky
Is it possible person to get rabies if saliva from bat mouth drops on mouth/eyes/hand etc . If person have bruises on body parts .
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I don't know why everyone on Practo is so scared of Rabies. It is like a Mass Hysteria spread from 1 asker to another. In my 10 years of professional experience, I have seen only 1 confirmed human case of Rabies. It is SO RARE. I am sure my fellow doctors can relate their experience too.
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Dr. Pragya Sinha
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No , Rabies is transmitted by the direct contact of saliva to the mucus membranes
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