Can a bite from rat cause rabies?

The answer: no

Explanations:

Rats can carry a range of diseases, including rat-bite fever, leptospirosis, listeriosis, salmonellosis, hantavirus, and tularemia. Rabies is not one of these diseases. Rabies is spread through the saliva of infected animals, such as dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, and bats.