Does rain inactivate the rabies virus?

So, here's the thing. Rabies is not to be trifled with. It is uniformly fatal once established in the body. read more

Rabies cannot survive long outside the mammalian body, especially in the cold. If you handle a rabies- killed fox, for instance, dead for a day, or better yet, frozen, you're safe. read more

The Rabies virus isn’t the most, “sturdy,” of all viruses. If heated to 97 F for two hours, the virus will become inactivated (assuming that the virus isn’t in a suitable environment for reproduction, as this is within the range of normal body temperature). read more

While rabies virus could be inactivated by reagents used for the fluorescent rabies antibody test (FAT) (White and Chappell, 1982), the prescribed conditions were not practical for routine use. A recent publication reiterated the fact that acetone fixation is not suitable for complete inactivation of rabies virions, instead only causing a reversible dehydration of the virus (Jarvis et al., 2016). read more