Rabies exposure comes from saliva contact

Rabies exposure comes from saliva contact
Rabies exposure comes from saliva contact

Hello again, dear readers, and welcome back to the monthly letters column.

You’ve filled our mailboxes to the brim, so we’ll dive right in.

— We recently discussed the series of shots required when someone is exposed to rabies. This prompted a letter from a reader in Virginia whose husband found a baby bat. “He touched the bat with his foot (while wearing socks and shoes), and it flew off,” she wrot…