Do NOT handle the bat with bare hands and do not attempt to rehabilitate the bat on your own. To do so could jeopardize your safety as well as the life of the bat.
MANY STATES WILL EUTHANIZE A BAT TOUCHED WITH BARE HANDS
The first concern many people have about bats is rabies. Like most mammals, bats can contract rabies. However, less than one half of one percent of bats actually catch the disease. Additionally, sick bats do not seek people out for attack; they generally search for a secluded spot to die quietly. According to the Center for Disease Control, people cannot get rabies from just seeing a bat in an attic, in a cave or at a distance. In addition, people cannot get rabies from having contact with bat guano (feces)