Ask A Scientist©

Veterinary Topics Archive

Rabies Vectors

8/4/2004


name         William W.
status       educator
age          40s

Question -   Can rabies be transmitted by animal saliva on or in
produce, such as from a garden?
-----------------
The rabies virus is transmitted only by direct contact - in order to
contract the virus, it must travel from the saliva of the donor
directly onto a nerve of the recipient.  The virus would not survive
any other form of transmission.

Saundra, DVM
=====================================================

Back to General Science Topics	Ask A Scientist Index
NEWTON Homepage	Ask A Question

NEWTON is an electronic community for Science, Math, and Computer Science K-12 Educators.
Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.