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Bat Bite Marks In Humans

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Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

uploading the photos of the mark. You please check the bite and tell whether it is Bat bites marks. If it is ...Hello Doctor, Good Evening, yesterday my mother saw a (what it looks like) bite... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rishi MD

I have a small two marks on my foot 1/4 inch apart. I felt a sharp object while walking near a cave in low desert brush. I am wondering if I need rabies shots for a possible bat bite?? I didn't... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rishi ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

immediately thought bat bite. I examined the area after and didn’t see any redness irritation bite marks scratch marks or pain but I’m still convinced it could have been a bat... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

immediately thought bat bite. I examined the area after and didn’t see any redness irritation bite marks scratch marks or pain but I’m still convinced it could have been a bat... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

My husband hit a bat through a screen at night to get him to fly away. The bat was caught between the screen and the slightly opened window. He now has a tiny round mark on his hand, not a bite, with ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)

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Dr. Akhilesh Dubey MD

humans in case of any type of animal bite like (dog, cat, mouse, bat, monkey etc etc ) or there is different anti rabies vaccine to humans for different type of animals types.The post... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Harshita MD

anything after the bat got out. Since it s been a week and I haven t noticed any bite marks(?) should I NOT ...Last week I awoke to a bat in my bedroom. I am not sure if I was bit - the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshita ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Divakara MD

apart. I heard that bats can roost in foliage, and am now terrified that it could have been a bat bite. I m a bit of a hypochondriac. Is it likely that this could be a bat bite? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Mahmoud Abouibrahim MD

What percent of effectiveness is the rabies vaccine in humans. My son was bitten by a bat and he s terrified that the vaccine might not work. Some of the websites he saw said that it almost always... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahmoud Abouibrahim ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

if it s a bat bite? I haven t had a bat in my house that I m aware of and I haven t come in contact with a bat otherwise. We have had two cases of bats with rabies confirmed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)