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Rabies related issue
Hi, Yesterday night my son was having a biscuit, a street dog came close to my son and ate the same biscuit that we didn't notice, and my son continued to eat and finished , can rabies infect him?, please advise.
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Rabies doesn’t transmit by feeding, touching or petting fur. Transmission generally occur via bitten by an unvaccinated dog or rabid dog then this virus will enter through your wound or cut mark on skin or saliva enter through eyes, nose or mouth ( risk present without bite ).
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Wash your hand properly after feeding stray dogs which is not vaccinated or you don’t know vaccination status.
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Dr. M. Madeena Begum
Veterinary Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Virus spread from fresh saliva of the infected animalnto the bleeding wound of the others. If your kid has oral ulcers then it is better to get him vaccinated from the pediatrician
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Dr. Lovish Gupta
Veterinary Physician
6 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Rabies spreads only when infected saliva enters a bite wound, scratch, or fresh open wound/mucosa in significant amount. Eating a biscuit that a dog touched does not transmit rabies. The virus does not spread through food like this.
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