Napatakan ako ng laway ng aso. Maari ba magka-rabies ako kahit na wala namang sugat?

Fherdhie Villaroz
is in the Philippines

Napatakan po ako ng laway ng aso. Maari po ba na ma-rabies ako kahit na wala namang sugat ang napatakan?



Translation: Saliva of a dog dropped on me. Can I get rabies because of this, even if I had no wound on the part of my body where the saliva fell on?

 

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Dr. HIMANI SANWARIA
is a Medical expert in India
rabies is a viral infection caused by saliva of any infected animal. Virus can spread if saliva comes in contact with mucous membrane like eyes or nose or when dog bites you. In your case , I don't think saliva entered inside your body. So relax and enjoy.
But if you feel flu like symptoms after few days like fever, headache, nausea, fear of water, anxiety, hyperativity etc then seek a medical help for vaccination.

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I am a dental surgeon with 14 years of clinical experience. After graduation, I got opportunities to work in class corporate hospitals and dental chains, like, fortis, Apollo and religaire. I have done my residency from Maulana azad Institute of Dental Sciences , New Delhi in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where I got an additional training in dental extractions, disimpaction surgery,fracture management, and minor oral surgeries like apicoectomy, excision, Intermaxillary fixation etc. I got my post graduation done in Hospital Administration. Apart from that, I am a medical writer too. Currently I am running my private practice successfully in Gurgaon, Haryana, India by the name of YOU TOOTH CLINIC
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