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What is rabies and how can one protect themselves and animals from it?

Aliza Simeone, Veterinary Medical Field Officer for the PA Dept. of Agriculture said, rabies is a virus that can infect mammals and can spread in their saliva and get it into other animals by biting or getting their saliva into a fresh, open wound or mucous membranes like the eyes.

By Aniya Faulcon

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The Latest: France sees drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations

But it remains too early to say whether the one-day drop in hospital numbers means France has hit the peak in this second surge of the pandemic.

By The Associated Press

Central Pa. hospital searches for source of infection that struck eight babies, including three who died

All eight babies were born at less than 27 weeks and considered “very premature.”
By David Wenner/PennLive