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Can rabies spread by sharing water?
Hi, I was just curious about this specific scenario.
If someone was unknowingly infected with rabies after contact with a dog but had no symptoms, could another person get rabies by drinking from the same bottle immediately after them? Is this considered an exposure?
Does sharing a water bottle poses a risk?
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No it's impossible ...rabies is a condition in which a patient is hydrophobic they have fear of water
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A person with rabies but no symptoms IMPOSSIBLE.
RABIES PERSON UNABLE TO DRINK WATER IS FIRST SYMPTOMS
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Nothing such as.
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Dr. Himanshu Parmar
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
6 yrs exp
Mandsaur
Rabies is the disease with evident symptoms, no symptoms that’s impossible, it takes 4-7 days for the disease to go full blown..
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Isolation of the patient
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Dr. Vinod Choudhary
General Physician
2 yrs exp
Jaipur
No Rabbies do not spread with water and other thing sharing even on food . It will only spread by blood to blood contact other wise no risk
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Only blood to blood sharing happens in rabies if your blood contact with rabies infected blood it will definitely spread otherwise not
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Dr. Niranjan Swami
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Jodhpur
Nothing such can happen. Rabies won't be unnoticed in someone like covid
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and even if he had it won't spread from drinking , just from bite or blood contact.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Bhavesh Nathabhai Shyora
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No, rabies is not spread through a person who was previously infected. Rabies is transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal or person only while the virus is active. It is not spread by someone who had rabies in the past and has recovered.
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Mr. Rahul Kumar
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Delhi
No. Rabies does not spread by sharing a water bottle, food, utensils or casual contact, even if the other person was previously bitten by a dog and is still asymptomatic. This is not considered a rabies exposure, and you do not need rabies vaccination for this incident. Human-to-human transmission has not been confirmed through saliva or shared objects.
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Rabies exposure occurs when saliva from a rabid animal directly enters a bite, scratch, open wound, eyes, nose or mouth. The person who had contact with the dog should visit an anti-rabies clinic promptly for assessment and post-exposure vaccination, but people sharing their bottle are not at risk.
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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18 yrs exp
Hyderabad
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