FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Fairfax County health officials are warning neighbors in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Alexandria after a cat tested positive for rabies.
In a news release issued Friday, the Fairfax County Health Department said the cat attacked multiple people and pets on the evening of Nov. 28, near the intersection of 13th and H streets.
Officials noted that the cat, described as a domestic shorthair male with orange/white coloring and a tipped ear, has since been captured, but that it may have had additional contact with other people or pets during the time it was sick.
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What is rabies, how does it spread?
Rabies, a deadly viral disease that attacks the nervous system, spreads to people from the saliva of infected animals. Someone is considered to have been exposed to rabies if they are bitten or scratched by an infected animal…