ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBat Myth #3: Bats are ugly and dirtyi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
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minus-squareInto The Sky@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoWell 1% of rabies prevalence is a lot. Numbers around 0.2 or 0.1% would be more reassuring. Online one of the lowest estimates that i found was 1.2% rabies prevalence
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI think this is battling the stereotype that most bats carry rabies. It goes without saying that you should always go to the doctor and get rabies shots if a wild animal bites you. And avoid approaching wild animals in the first place.
Well 1% of rabies prevalence is a lot. Numbers around 0.2 or 0.1% would be more reassuring.
Online one of the lowest estimates that i found was 1.2% rabies prevalence
I think this is battling the stereotype that most bats carry rabies. It goes without saying that you should always go to the doctor and get rabies shots if a wild animal bites you. And avoid approaching wild animals in the first place.