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minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoHow do you think the child got rabies in this situation?
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoObviously they overlooked a scratch or a bite. Rabies isn’t airborne.
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoThis you? No scratches, no bite. Why would they?
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoWhat do you mean? Yes. They checked the kid over and saw nothing. Obviously there was an exposure that either left no mark, left a mark that appeared normal, or the parents didn’t see it.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoMaybe it drooled into their open mouth or something. Or onto their hand and later they picked their nose.
How do you think the child got rabies in this situation?
Obviously they overlooked a scratch or a bite. Rabies isn’t airborne.
This you?
What do you mean? Yes. They checked the kid over and saw nothing. Obviously there was an exposure that either left no mark, left a mark that appeared normal, or the parents didn’t see it.
Maybe it drooled into their open mouth or something. Or onto their hand and later they picked their nose.
Possible.
Poor kid.