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We emphasize that the risk of rabies is not greater now than it has been for the last few decades. we encourage the public to be aware of the risk, to take steps to prevent exposure to possible rabid animals and to notify their health care provider if they believe they have been exposed to rabies. >> harris, health experts are urging folks in really using this incident to remind us to take proper precaution. >> harris: what about the rareness or rarity in human rabies cases. >> there is really only a handful of human rabies cases a year in the united states. that's down from more than a hundre...

Rabies a rare disease but it almost kills everybody it comes in contact with. in fact, this is just the sixth case this year in the united states and the five other victims all died. doctors say most people get treatment after getting bitten but officials in the massachusetts case say the patient probably didn't even know the bat had bitten him. because bats have very fine teeth. anna with the news now live in our new york city newsroom. what else do we know about this case? >> this is the first human rabies case contracted in massachusetts since 1935 health officials say the man is in his 60'...

Trip to a safari or going to go to rural areas of india, you have to get prevaccinations and there are travel clinics that can give you the vaccinations. it's a series of two or three vaccinations you get before you go. rest assured if you get bitten by an animal that you are not going to die. >> as for human-to-human transmission of rabies, there has never been a medically documented case except through organ transplant. the rekey is to -- real key is to stay away from wild animals. >> harris: mom of three vanished three days before christmas. they discovered the woman's burned out car in a w...

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