A skunk has tested positive for rabies in Monroe County. That probably has a lot of you on edge, so what do you need to know ...

Would you know what to do if you and your dog were attacked by a rabid bobcat? Watch a video of an attack and get the best advice here.

Normally, rabies is spread through a deep bite or scratch from an infected animal. Rabies is passed through direct contact with saliva, such as through a cut in the skin, or mucous membranes like ...

Rabies is secreted in saliva, so it’s most often passed through a bite wound from an infected animal. When a bite breaks the skin, the virus can enter the bloodstream. It can also pass through ...

To help protect yourself and your pet against rabies: If an animal bites or scratches you, contact your health care provider. If an animal bites or scratches your pet or livestock, contact your ...

Rabies: Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

spoke with Xpress about the procedure for getting PEP after an animal bite, indicators that an animal might have rabies and what to know about bats in your house. Susan Creede: The best thing that ...

The family did not know to seek out rabies shots for their daughter immediately after the dog bite. If they had, she'd likely be just fine. But now that she had symptoms, it was too late.

“Dog bites, in general, are not just a bite, but also tend to be a crush injury because dogs' mouths are a lot stronger than, say, other family pets like a cat.” Although a rabies shot isn’t ...