Rabies is spread mainly by direct contact, and indirect contact is generally not infected with the rabies virus. Direct contact mainly refers to the rabies-infected cat or dog bites humans, the virus enters the subcutaneous nervous system through wounds and broken skin, and then invades the central nervous system from the subcutaneous nervous system and develops. Rabies is a malignant infectious disease, once infected there is no cure and the mortality rate is as high as 100%. Therefore, if you are bitten by a rabid dog or stray cat, don’t take any chances, as long as the skin is broken, you need to go to the nearest epidemic prevention station and get a rabies vaccination within 24 hours in order to ward off the rabies virus infection.