Can bats transmit rabies virus via open air?

Practically speaking, no. The virus needs to be transmitted via saliva to blood. You would need to have an open cut and then have a drooling bat fly over you and drool *directly* into your unhealed cut. This would be an impressive feat even if it were intentionally performed. read more

The virus needs to be transmitted via saliva to blood. You would need to have an open cut and then have a drooling bat fly over you and drool *directly* into your unhealed cut. This would be an impressive feat even if it were intentionally performed. read more

The most common mode of rabies virus transmission is through the bite and virus-containing saliva of an infected host. Though transmission has been rarely documented via other routes such as contamination of mucous membranes (i.e., eyes, nose, mouth), aerosol transmission, and corneal and organ transplantations. read more