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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Practicing Good Outdoor Etiquette Around Wild Animals
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:17
	Publish Date:		2018-06-28 07:01:16
	Description:		Frequently our encounters with wildlife are completely safe, but there are always risks for injury or disease if bitten or scratched. In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist talks about the prevention and presence of rabies. Recently there have been a couple of stories about rabid animals in the news, so I thought this would be a timely topic. Rabies is a viral infection carried in mammals, especially skunks, bats, raccoons, foxes, woodchucks, cats and dogs. It is spread by saliva, through a bite or a skin wound. Once contracted, it affects the central nervous system. Humans can undergo a series of injections soon after exposure as a way of preventative treatment that has proven highly successful. Without treatment, the disease is invariably fatal. Only three humans have been documented to survive rabies in the United States. The first was right here in Wisconsin, and her treatment became known as the Milwaukee Protocol, which was used most recently in 2011 to
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