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The issue with getting a rabies shot if you come into contact with them is that in the USA, it can cost $3,000 easily ($1634 to $8415)[0]. Which when you assume
by evandev 8y ago
The issue with getting a rabies shot if you come into contact with them is that in the USA, it can cost $3,000 easily ($1634 to $8415)[0]. Which when you assume most people live in a household, can be quite expensive. And if you look at the exposure to bats vs. human infected rate of rabies, it is so exceedingly rare.[1]
[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5525325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5525325/
[1]: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/48/11/1493/347031 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/48/11/1493/347031