<s>[INST] i suspect I had eaten an apple bitten by stray fruit bat due to ignorance yesterday ie., 4-1-2011. though I had chopped the bitten part and also washed fruit in water, what are the chances of my getting infected with rabies . I am in Sudan where there is literally no health care [/INST] Dear Friend, . Only Vampire bats can transmit rabies The chance of getting rabies by taking fruit bitten by bat after washing is practically nil Contact me for more information or guidance Wish you Good Reproductive & Sexual Health With Warm Regards, Dr. A CHAKRAVARTHY MBBS; MBA; (MHSc Reproductive & Sexual Medicine) Consultant, Sexual Medicine / Sexologist, TRIVANDRUM, KERALA Email: dr.a.chakravarthy@gmail.com +91 – 944 77 050 77 / 94471 55 0 77 / 99 464 2  55 77 President, International Association of Sexual Medicine www.drchakravarthy.com / www.sexual-medicine.org </s>