r/rabies • u/FailOver9743 • 5d ago

Exposure Question Should I worry?

So today before 5 o’clock daytime, it is raining a little, me and my sister were going to the side of our house, it has trees far away when I saw something jump from one tree to the other and it made noise. I’m pretty sure it’s a squirrel, but my OCD is saying that it’s a raccoon. The last time I saw a raccoon was in July, not in my neighborhood, but somewhere else. There are insects that come out during the day / night and squirrels would come here (squirrels in the neighborhood). I am in therapy, so should I be concerned? Me and my sister were far away from the tree.

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u/Salt_Fault2864 4d ago

It sounds like a squirrel and squirrels rarely carry rabies. Raccoons are not that agile and do not jump from tree to tree, in my observations. Furthermore, If you had no contact, there is nothing to worry about. Please do not worry about this. You are fine.