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That’s surprising, given the CDC’s view on the matter: “[Small rodents] are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit r
by hornbaker 8y ago
That’s surprising, given the CDC’s view on the matter:
“[Small rodents] are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans.
In all cases involving rodents, the state or local health department should be consulted before a decision is made to initiate postexposure prophylaxis.”
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html
- dbdjfjrjvebd 8y agoWould you take the risk of being the doctor that blocked rabies treatment for a patient that died? That might not be how you would see it but the patient's family, the public and the jury would see it that way.