[island911]

Yep.^ followed by brain swelling nastiness . . .and then death. (crappy way to go)

flatb, for my encounter I knew (via bat testing) that the bat had rabies. I was also in close proximity as the nasty lil beast hissed and screamed at me, on capture. That was enough for me to imagine particulate of bat-spit being sent in my direction. :-\ That, coupled with stories of other close (but not direct bite) contact transmission cases, added up for me to error on the side of caution.

For your situation you may want to check on how common it is currently for bats in your area to be carrying rabies.

Of course consider that perhaps I'm wrong about there being something very wrong about bats that find themselves in houses.... flying about seemingly batty.