They started pushing the Ebola again, but I don't think it will stick. I'm thinking rabies is one that may get people scared. We know they're looking for a reason to lock it all down.
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I wonder how they would work this out.
Can only mammals carry rabies and it only be transferred from a bite? The easiest disease transmission to humans, I think, would be bugs like mosquitos or ticks but I don't know what all diseases they can sustain.
Or.. Can rabies be engineered to be air borne person to person? We would literally be living in resident evil, if so..
Former animal control officer here.
Only mammals can carry rabies.
Animals of highest concern in the USA: Bats, Skunk, Raccoon, Fox and Coyote.
Rabies most often sourced from bats.
Extremely RARE. In the last 10 years there's been 1 fatality because the vaccine for this stuff is real.
Rabies is only transferred from the saliva. Transferred by bite OR scratch from an infected animal. Scratch because the animal licks its paws.
I think I heard a story a few years ago about a squirrel testing positive. I understand it's rare, but it's also easy to scare people with. It's my understanding that if you show symptoms, it's all over because there is no cure at that point
Squirrels could yes. But it's rare because they're really not likely to survive an attack by anything other than a bat.