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My child stepped on a small dead animal
I'm worried of rabies. he was barefoot not sure if he had scratches on his foot. small decomposed animal is what he stepped on. nothing left but bones and a grey tail. it had been outside for many days before stepping on it in warm weather.
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Most likely , nothing to worry.. Rabies usually happens due to bite of live animals.
IF you are really worried regarding rabies; you can opt for "pre exposure prophylaxis", it will help in future too..
http://mayaclinic.in/patient-education/rabies-vaccination-after-dog-bitemonkey-bite/
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