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Bat bite.
Hello, I was bitten by a bat in hand
25 days ago and I went to a general physician he told me to take tetanus shot and when I asked about rabies vaccine he told bat bite doesn't require rabies vaccine in india. But now I am a bit anxious now because of that incident. Is it true?
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Bat do not usually transmit rabies
But off later all mammals are found to transmit the same
Rabies being an end stage disease , it is advisable to better get anti rabies vaccine if the biting animal and its activities are not traceable
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Bat does not need rabies prophylaxis
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
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