It can be spread through direct contact (*such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes nose or mouth) with saliva brain or nerves. This process continues.
Usually rabies is transmitted through biting a rabid animal. Among the many modes of transmission of Rabies there are non-bite exposures such as cuts abrasions and openings exposed to potentially infectious materials from rabies such as living algae. Other forms of contact such as petting a rabid animal or coming in contact with a rabid animals blood urine or feces are not associated with infection and are not considered a form of exposure to rabies.