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Is Rabies Vaccination Needed After Being Wounded By A Rat?
i had a rat scratch..but i dont know if it is totally a scratch made by claw or rat bite me..i cleaned it with alcohol..there s a minimal blood and when i applied alcohol its hurt. i haven t seen any symptoms..a few days my wound healed and outer part of skin get dried. I worried if it has a rabies. do i need to inject anti rabbies?
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Sat, 5 Nov 2016
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Mon, 21 Nov 2016
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Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Hello dear
I understand your concern
You should definitely get vaccinated for rabies.
Rabies is a lethal disease that affects mammals (rat).
There is no way to find out if that rat was rabid.
You should go for rabies vaccination as early as possible without any delay as rabies is lethal disease.
Take complete five dose: Day 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28.
So contact nearby hospital and go for vaccination.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. SAGAR
I understand your concern
You should definitely get vaccinated for rabies.
Rabies is a lethal disease that affects mammals (rat).
There is no way to find out if that rat was rabid.
You should go for rabies vaccination as early as possible without any delay as rabies is lethal disease.
Take complete five dose: Day 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28.
So contact nearby hospital and go for vaccination.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. SAGAR
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