by Squirrel Girl » Sep 7, 2009 4:36 am
Wow, interesting story. First off, squirrels almost never get rabies. Back then, it probably wasn't necessary for you to get those shots. They weren't the "bad" series in the stomach were they? It's been an awfully long time since they gave shots that way. Of course, maybe back then, there weren't enough historic records to know that squirrels almost never get rabies.
Hah, do be careful about taking medical advice from people on line. Most of us aren't medical doctors and don't want to get sued if we say the wrong thing!!!
It's impossible for you to get rabies from a bat perching on you. You have to have exchange of saliva or neural tissue. The big problem with bats is that there have been a scant few cases of people that appear to have gotten rabies when they were bitten, unbeknownst to them. If you're asleep and wake up and there's a bat in the room, you may have to be concerned.
So, is that vague enough to CMA, yet provide you any useful info?
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