The saliva of an infected animal contains high concentrations of the virus, however, being bitten
by an infected animal does not necessarily mean that the bitten animal, or human, will become infected.
Not exact matches
As the
animal's urine will be infectious, you may need to isolate it from other
animals — dogs for example can
infect other dogs and livestock
by urine - marking their areas in wet weather, when the urine doesn't dry out as quickly.
Some vaccinations can not stop an
animal from becoming
infected by that virus, but they
do reduce the chance and severity of infections and make recovery quicker.
Learn more about rabies and what you should
do if your dog is bitten
by an
infected animal.