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Keeping Safe from Rabies <br />How is rabies <br />Steps you <br />spread? <br />can take to <br />protect you, <br />Rabies is spread <br />mainly through bites <br />your family, <br />from infected animals. <br />and your <br />The disease can be <br />animals <br />spread in other ways, <br />too. <br />Avoid contact with <br />all wild animals. <br />The rabies virus is <br />Do not approach, <br />found in the saliva <br />feed, or handle <br />and nervous tissue <br />any wild animals. <br />of infected animals. <br />NEVER keep wild <br />An animal or human <br />animals as pets. <br />can be infected with <br />rabies when saliva or <br />Avoid contact <br />nervous tissue from <br />with all stray, feral <br />a rabid animal enters: <br />or unfamiliar dogs, <br />cats and ferrets. <br />Open fresh wounds <br />Report strays and <br />Mucous <br />wild animals <br />membranes (the <br />showing unusual <br />thin moist tissue <br />behavior to your <br />that lines the eyes, <br />local animal control <br />nose, mouth, etc.) <br />authority or local <br />health department. <br />Uncommon routes <br />of spread include <br />Protect your home <br />infection through <br />from wildlife and <br />corneal or organ <br />bats. Secure <br />transplants from an <br />doors, windows, <br />infected person; and <br />and maintain <br />airborne rabies virus <br />screens on <br />infection in laboratory <br />windows and doors. <br />workers and cavers <br />Cap chimneys. <br />(bats). <br />Seal any opening <br />to attics, basements <br />and home interior. <br />