Question re rabies vaccination

2021-11-27 01:06:27
I have taken paid consultations too and was told no vaccination was required, but yesterday I got a post that vaccination maybe required. My question is that if there was a dead kitten on my terrace and the cleaner picked it up with his bare hands and touched the door handles on both my metal doors, is there any chance that if anyone touched those handles after 2 hours and might have rubbed their nose or eyelids, can they get rabies infection? I thought the virus dies up quickly and is not infective, but I read somewhere that rabies virus could be infective on metal till 48 hours, so I panicked. There was no injury or cut that I can remember on my brother's fingers. The mother cat and the kittens were fine till 8-9 days on my terrace, my concern was only if the animal that killed the kitten could have been rabid as either another cat, or a monkey could have gotten on my terrace. Am in Gorakhpur city, temp : 27 degrees Celsius. Sorry, for repeat query, but you Doctors are our blessings
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Prevention is cure . Rather to regret later . I understood your concern  and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can help you better.book a time slot as per your convenience for consultation.

Answered2021-11-27 05:22:50

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Answered2021-11-27 04:35:41

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Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult

Answered2021-11-27 03:08:51

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This transmission of Rabies by touching door handles (after 2 hours of their having been touched by some person who picked up a dead cat by bare hands) is a bit too far fetched. Virus should be there on the body of the cat. It should survive that long. It should be picked up from door handles by some one. He should transfer it to his eyes. The virus should straight away start multiplying. Looks more like Arabian Knights story. If you remember, similar stories were in circulation when Covid 19 came to India first time. But the States with highest hygiene consciousness had highest incidence of Corona. So , you can relax.

Answered2021-11-27 03:07:27

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No need to worry Vaccination not required

Answered2021-11-27 02:33:49

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Vaccination is usually not needed

Answered2021-11-27 02:10:24

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No need to worry. No need of vaccination .

Answered2021-11-27 01:30:20

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No need to worry No need of vaccination

Answered2021-11-27 04:23:28

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Nothing to worry. No need for rabies vaccination. The virus gets transmitted from saliva of a living animal

Answered2021-11-27 03:44:06

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