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fracusyesterday at 7:48 PM2 repliesview on HN

> 10% of raccoons that expose people or pets have rabies

I don't understand the language of this quote. What does it mean for an animal to expose people?


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quadyeastyesterday at 8:24 PM

you would think that 100% of racoons that expose people to rabies have rabies.

kotaKatyesterday at 7:56 PM

An “exposure” in this instance to rabies would be physical contact - a bite, scratch, or from its saliva on an open wound for instance.

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