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About rabies
Hello dr
I was driving my bike then suddenly stray dog started chasing my bike and started barking, it came close to my bike , May be it was about just 2 feet away from my bike and then it left so my question is whether it's saliva while barking can leave traces on my leg and what if I my feet was expose as I was wearing sadle and had my skin had little rupture without blood coming out
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Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
First of all you should know that not all dogs have rabies.
And secondly, dogs are not the only carriers of rabies.
Rabies virus cannot penetrate intact skin.
First,the dog should have rabies, then the dog should bite of lick your broken skin for the rabies virus to affect you.
Consult a general physician in person for further evaluation and management.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil Kumar Jain.
Bangalore.
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