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niboonsh
yea, aeresol transmission via bat poop in caves
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len49
How do you know the virus was inhaled? Doesn't mention it. Moreover, non-bite/scratch transmission is extremely rare.
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drzed
She was probably bitten by a bat; many times the bite is not recognized ('unapparent bites'), and thus the CDC recommends that even if you think you have been bitten by a bat (or that you COULD have been bitten), you should go and get active/passive immunization immediately.
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mangotango
Sketchy (and Zanki) says you can get rabies via animal bites OR aerosol transmission. In the U.S. it's most commonly through bats. It could also be through skunks (Western U.S.) or foxes/raccoons (Eastern U.S.).
I remember this by thinking about how skunks smell so bad!
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shieldmaiden
But the question is "how it got to the brain" not how she got it, so the best answer is through the nerves
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submitted by โhaliburton(224)
Rabies attacks the nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor, and travels retrograde via dynein motors after binding AChR, according to FA.