Which is all good, as untreated rabies is invariably fatal. Though many kinds of wildlife can carry rabies, bats are the biggest culprits in spreading rabies to humans in the U.S. Luckily, as we approach summer (and summer-camp season), the nation's store of rabies vaccine has been replenished after a two-year shortage.
Where the heck did this come from, that's a ridiculous statement if I ever heard one, Bats will usually exhibit the paralytic form of rabies, which immobilizes the animal. Here's a link to more factual info
http://www.personal.psu.edu/mrg5/PArabies.pdf and I quote from there
"Rabies exposure from bats to humans was no more frequent than from dogs and significantly less than from cats." Racoons and skunks are much more likely to have rabies and to come in contact with people then bats. Though I wouldn't recomend putting my finger in a dead bats mouth :) It's too bad bats continue to get so much negative press.