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Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face (www.bbc.com)

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[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It doesn't even need to bite you. Licking, scratching, anything that results in saliva contact is a candidate for rabies transmission. If you come into contact with a bat or may have come into contact with a bat or other wild animal, go get your vaccination.

You typically have some time to do so but earlier is always better.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Yep... any bodily fluid contact (especially saliva - the bat was on the kid's nose and mouth)