Can you get rabies from eating the meat of a rabid animal?

For instance, you kill a squirrel that happens to be rabid, cook the meat and eat it (not the brains, of course). Could you contract rabies?

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[kelseymh]

Apparently yes, though in both reported patients, transmission was presumed through handling and eating infected brain matter.

There was also prophylaxis applied to a group who drank unpasteurized milk from an infected cow. In that case, no actual transmission was observed.

If you follow good protection measures when preparing the animal (wear gloves and a mask, clean surfaces before and after with bleach, etc.) and cook at appropriate temperatures, any rabies virus particles present should be inactivated.

[Goodhart]

I didn't think rabbits nor squirrels get rabies very often, being they are not carnivores.

[sduggan3]

they get it if they are bitten its pass through the saliva and through scratches if they get away they are carriers for a short time if not then there dinner

[Goodhart]

Yes, I just meant that the statistical occurrence is less then with carnivores as they tend to have more contact with diseases of this sort.

[M4industries]

All mamals can contract rabies.

[Derin]

I'd say you could also get it from a rapid animal.

[Goodhart]

only if it was both rapid and rabid ;-) <br /> <div id="refHTML"> </div>

[sduggan3]

dont be mean his pc must have dislexia it fliped the b upsaid down LOL

[Goodhart]

I was just teasing :-)

[swizzle]

Squirrels can't get rabies!! But fish can? Go figure?!? Swiz

[Mofo#1]

noo way! that can't be true!

[sduggan3]

its not true

[sduggan3]

http://www.eregulations.com/connecticut/hunting2011/rabies-what-hunters-and-trappers-should-know/

this website will tell you everything you need to now such as yes you can cook it and eat the meet and be fine and no fish cant get rabies and yes squrrils and rabbits can the site lists what type of animels can and cant get it like m4industries says all mamals can get it reptiles fish cant hope this help you out more