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Can rabies be spread from person-to-person?

April 26, 2017person-to-person rabies spread

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Can rabies be spread from person-to-person?

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Transmission between human beings is possible through biting, scratching or other contact with infected saliva. There are several reported cases of transmission via transplanted organs, including donor corneas. There is at least one case of transplacental transmission to a baby, and others of transmission via breast milk. Transmssion is not airborne, but aerosol infection – inhalation or ingestion of saliva, or eye infection – is theoretically possible.