Assertion: opossum | /r/CapableOf | carry rabie
Facets:
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: contrary to popular belief
type: OTHER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Opossums are mostly immune to rabies, and in fact, they are eight times less likely to carry rabies compared to wild dogs.
text: Despite general belief, possums are not very likely to carry rabies, and they are said to be one of the most rabies-resistant animal species on the planet.
text: As mentioned, opossums don’t carry rabies, however, they can potentially carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomonas’s and Chagas disease, according to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Department.
text: While there are a few reports each year where opossums do carry rabies, cases in wildlife such as bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes are more prevalent.
text: Plus, they don’t carry rabies often, because their temperature is lower than ideal for the rabies virus.
text: It's a common misconception (possibly prompted by their bumbling swagger) that opossums carry rabies or distemper.
text: Contrary to popular belief, opossums rarely if ever carry rabies.
text: Read more information about opossums: Do opossum carry rabies
text: Question: Do opossums carry rabies?
text: The Humane Society says opossums rarely carry rabies and the nocturnal animals are not typically aggressive.
text: Many people have only limited knowledge about them, and might wonder: Do possums carry rabies?
text: Although the chance of a full on confrontation may be slight, you do still have to worry about the threat of disease of your family cat, and although the possum rarely carries rabies, there are still a number of other diseases that it could be spreading.