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To: jwparkerjr

Can I get rabies from a squirrel or a mouse?

Squirrels, mice, and other small rodents have only very rarely been found to have rabies, and have never been known to transmit rabies to humans or other animals. In general, postexposure treatment is not recommended after a bite from one of these animals unless it is unusually vicious or appears obviously ill. Groundhogs are the only rodents that are likely to be infected with rabies virus in areas where raccoons are commonly found to be rabid.


16 posted on 07/25/2009 11:28:28 PM PDT by free me (Sarah Palin 2012? You Betcha!)
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To: free me

Thanks!


17 posted on 07/25/2009 11:32:10 PM PDT by jwparkerjr (God Bless America!)
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