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Can rabies spread through eating?

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It is extremely unlikely that eating cooked meat from a rabid animal would result in transmission of rabies to a person. 17 мар. 2009 г.


Can rabies transmit through food?

Rabies is only transmitted by animal bites: FALSE. Rabies is transmitted through contact with the saliva of an infected animal. Bites are the most common mode of Rabies transmission but the virus can be transmitted when saliva enters any open wound or mucus membrane (such as the mouth, nose, or eye).

How long does rabies live on food?

When the virus was spread in a thin layer onto surfaces like glass, metal or leaves, the longest survival was 144 hours at 5 degrees C (that's ~ 41F). At 20C (68F), the virus was infective for 24h on glass and leaves and 48h on metal.

Can you get rabies from drinking after someone?

It's possible for the rabies virus to be transmitted through water if an animal is drinking out of a water dish at the same time as another rabid animal or shortly after the rabid animal was drinking. The virus will not survive for long in water, but it will last long enough to possibly infect another animal.

Can you get rabies from ingesting saliva?

Rabies is not contagious from person to person. The virus most often spreads through bites from an infected animal. But it can also spread if the animal's saliva (spit) gets directly into a person's eyes, nose, mouth, or an open wound (such as a scratch or a scrape).

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