Medical Provider Info--Rabies

Rabies is usually a fatal disease that can affect all mammals, including humans. The virus is usually passed to humans via the bite of a rabid animal. Occasionally rabies can be transmitted if the saliva of an infected animal gets in to a fresh scratch, break in the skin, or contact with mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, nose).

LINKS

• Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Rabies Information
• CDC--Human Rabies Surveillance Information
• Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health's Vector Control Program
• Humboldt County Sheriff's Office - Animal Control Division

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Human Rabies Prophylaxes
• Twelve Common Questions about Human Rabies and its Prevention