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While cutting Chicken pieces some pieces fell on ground where dogs roam for eating chicken waste and licking blood. The butcher picked the pieces washed in water and put in the bag. Later on I washed and cooked and eaten. Does this incident is a risk for Rabies infection?
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Its a bad thing..you hav create awareness in them about health and hygiene..a small step from your side cud save hundred people..kindly do teach basic hygiene measures..so they will start stop doing things like that..rabid dog saliva is that dangerous..we need proper market control strategies which shud be adopted by government.juz raise your voic in social media for prevention of infection and hygiene without creating trouble for everyone around...
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No risk of rabies in this case
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Hello, nothing to worry. Rabies spreads through an animal bite and not by food consumption.
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Rabies doesn't transmit the way you have mentioned, there's no risk of rabies infection.
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No risk after cooking
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I understand your concern. Based on what you described, there is no risk of rabies from this incident. Rabies does not spread through eating cooked food. Washing and thorough cooking completely inactivates the virus. Rabies transmission requires a direct bite/scratch or saliva entering a fresh wound or mucosa — which did not happen here.
Next Steps
• No vaccine or treatment is needed for rabies
• If you develop stomach upset, it would be related to food hygiene, not rabies
• For peace of mind, avoid consuming meat that has fallen on the ground in the future
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Health anxiety around rabies is very common. If these worries keep coming back despite reassurance, a short direct consultation helps clear doubts properly and avoids unnecessary stress.
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No risk of rabies according to this history
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Avoid unhygienic food
Avoid fast food
Maintain hydration
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No — this incident carries essentially zero risk of rabies infection.
Rabies virus is not transmitted through:
• Meat that has been washed and thoroughly cooked
• Swallowing cooked chicken pieces that briefly touched a surface contaminated by dog saliva or blood
The virus dies very quickly outside the body (especially when dried, exposed to air, soap/water, heat). Key protective factors in your case:
• The pieces were washed (even simple water removes most virus if any was present)
• You cooked the chicken (rabies virus is easily destroyed by normal cooking temperatures — 60–70 °C for a few seconds is enough)
• Rabies is not a food-borne disease — it is transmitted almost exclusively by infectious saliva entering broken skin or mucous membranes (bite/scratch/lick on open wound). Eating contaminated cooked food does not cause rabies.
Even if a tiny amount of virus had been present on the raw meat (very unlikely), cooking completely eliminates any theoretical risk.
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• No action needed regarding rabies — no vaccine, no booster, no immunoglobulin, no doctor visit for this specific concern.
• For general food safety peace of mind: In future, if raw meat falls on a dirty surface, it is safer to discard it (mainly because of bacteria like Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli — not rabies).
• If you develop any unusual symptoms in the coming weeks (fever, wound at bite site, neurological changes), see a doctor — but these would be unrelated to rabies from this event.
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• Rabies worry after non-bite exposures is very common — your brain is protecting you by being cautious, but medically this exposure is classified as no risk.
• Continue normal hygiene: wash hands after handling raw meat, cook poultry to at least 74 °C internal temperature.
• If stray dogs are common in the area, be careful around them (avoid direct contact), but this particular chicken incident is safe.
You can eat and live normally — no rabies concern from this event.
If anxiety persists despite this explanation, feel free to consult online for reassurance or if new questions arise.
Take care
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No risk at all
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No risk for rabies because its not absorb bite incidence via rabid dog and no broken skin .there is no rabies but other infection occure due to unhygienic meat .
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No if boiled properly. It will not cause your rabies. But still be ensure of hygiene
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Dr. Sachin Bhiwaji Sanap
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Hingoli
No Risk of Rabies
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Dr. Chaithra H
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Bangalore
Psychiatrist
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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Aurangabad
Please consult
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Dr. Sajid Ali
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Kanpur
No risk
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
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Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Suraj Sharma
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Jaipur
Need some more details kindly consult
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