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| *human exposure can occur via a scratch or bite that has broken the skin, or via direct contact with the mucosal surface of a person, such as nose, eye or mouth. | *human exposure can occur via a scratch or bite that has broken the skin, or via direct contact with the mucosal surface of a person, such as nose, eye or mouth. | ||
| *most human cases of rabies occur after animal bites – cases after animal scratches, the licking by animals of open wounds or contact of animal saliva with intact mucous membranes are very rare.(([[http:// | *most human cases of rabies occur after animal bites – cases after animal scratches, the licking by animals of open wounds or contact of animal saliva with intact mucous membranes are very rare.(([[http:// | ||
| - | *incubation period is usually 3 to 8 weeks but can be 1 week to years | ||
| *risk of rabies is higher, and the incubation period shorter, after severe and multiple wounds proximate to the central nervous system (such as on the head and neck) and in richly innervated sites (such as the fingers). | *risk of rabies is higher, and the incubation period shorter, after severe and multiple wounds proximate to the central nervous system (such as on the head and neck) and in richly innervated sites (such as the fingers). | ||
| *rabies is almost invariably fatal - prevention is imperative | *rabies is almost invariably fatal - prevention is imperative | ||
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