Common names:
- Animal Bite Rabies
- Bite from an Animal with Rabies
- Bitten by an Animal with Rabies
- Rabies
A person with rabies has a viral infection of the brain and spinal cord, caused by a bite from an infected animal.
Rodents, such as squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice, rabbits, and hares, do not carry rabies.
Animals that carry rabies include:
- Bats
- Cats
- Dogs
- Foxes
- Raccoons
- Skunks
- Woodchuck
