Rabies is typically spread through the saliva of infected animals, usually via a bite.
A bat discovered last week on a sidewalk in Orange has tested positive for rabies, leading Orange County health officials to issue a public health warning on Wednesday. The rabid bat was found on October 16 around 2 p.
m. on the west side of the 500 block of South Main Street, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.Officials have urged anyone who touched the bat or witnessed another person handle it to contact the agency's Communicable Disease Control Division at 714-834-8180. TPet owners whose animals may have come into contact with the bat should immediately contact their veterinarian. Rabies is typically spread through the saliva of infected animals, usually via a bite. Rare cases of transmission have occurred through contact with the eyes, mouth, or an open wound.Local officials issued a strong caution regarding the severity of the disease. "Once a person begins showing signs and symptoms of rabies, the disease is nearly always fatal," the agency said in a statement. They also noted that preventive treatment is safe and effective if it is administered promptly after possible exposure. Officials also pointed out that most U.S. human rabies cases in recent years have been traced to bats, whose small bites can go unnoticed.The OC Health Care Agency and OC Animal Care provided a list of safety tips for residents to help prevent rabies exposure:
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