[baak]

I realize you're probably playing devil's advocate, but there are more issues with the original statement anyway. He implied this was new. Rabies has always been a 100% mortality rate past a certain point in the infection. In addition, he implied that if you're infected, it's game over. It's definitely not. As you've said, there is a window in which you'll most likely be fine with treatment.

[Fomite]

Less devil's advocate and more talking about just that particular point. There's a reason I haven't talked about the rest of his post.