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Rabid dog saliva touch
My brother picked rabid dog from his hands and within seconds he touch his hand on my cheek, my cheek was normal and in fear I didn't wash my cheek but haven taken lot of overdoses of rabies vaccine before incident. Eight month has been passed since now I am worried if I get rabies in future or had it gone inside my eyes from cheek.? What are the chances
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Rabies disease can only be spread via direct contact of fresh saliva in bleeding wound. In your case there is no direct contact so no need to worry. You can also go for the Rabies antibody titer test to get a clear results regarding your immunity level
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