Editing Animal bite (section)

===Rabies===
Animal bites where skin has been penetrated, most commonly by dogs and [[bat]]s, transmit rabies to humans.<ref name=WHO2015>{{cite web|title=Rabies Fact Sheet N°99|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/|work=World Health Organization|access-date=10 January 2015|date=Sep 2014}}</ref> Rabies from other animals is rare.<ref name=WHO2015/> If the animal is caught alive or dead with its head preserved, the head can be analyzed to detect the disease. Signs of rabies include foaming at the mouth, growling, self-mutilation, jerky behavior, red eyes, and [[Rabies#Hydrophobia|hydrophobia]].

If the animal cannot be captured, preventative rabies treatment is recommended in many places. Several countries are known not to have native rabies, see the Wikipedia page for [[Prevalence of rabies#Rabies-free jurisdictions|prevalence of rabies]].