“Can I get rabies from bodily fluids on car (if any) after running over dead raccon?”
Can I get rabies from bodily fluids on car (if any) after running over dead racoon? Today I ran over one and accidentally rubbed against my car with my bag maybe 5 minutes later.
Female | 22 years old
4 Answers
InfectiousDiseaseSpecialist
Rabies transmission without a bite or a scratch from a rabies infected animal is uncommon.
Seems very UNlikely. I would wash your hands, wash your clothes that touched the car and go ahead and splurge on a drive thru car wash to remove all of the potential residue from the car. I suspect most of the secretions and excretions are UNDER your car.
Thanks for the question. The odds are not zero, but not enough to require treatment or vaccination. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
Good morning, you cannot get rabies from a type of contact you describe. I think you are not at risk of rabies.
