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I recently recover from rabies virus i m totally fine. I m male does it effect my fertility . Pls hep me...

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How long rabies virus survive outside like on clothes, metal, glass. Please reply. If there is no sunlight

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It depends on the temperature where you are living,, if it is hot like 30 degrees and more virus survives for around 24hrs. Sun exposure kills the virus earlier. But the virus is not transmitted throu ...  Read More

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In how much time period rabies virus symptoms appears after dog bite...............................................

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Is it true that rabies virus is always present in moogoose saliva and i want know is it even present in dried moogoose droppings always

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Rabies virus can only survive in living being. And it spread via fresh saliva. ...  Read More

Is rabies virus transmission possible through contaminated objects like soil in which there is wet dog saliva present( dog can be infected with rabies) and that soil goes in the space between finger nails and skin of the human?

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Can rabies virus inactivate after saliva dries up if not then how much time rabies virus live outside the body

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My daughter went with me when they closed a sub-standard shelter (dogs). They were caged and she was licked on the back of her hand and front (through the cages). She had a paper cut from about two days prior (left pinkey). She was not bitten or scratched. Animal protection services removed the dogs and did not pick up on any rabies related sympto

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Difficult to estimate the chance's. Enquire dog's vaccination status. Can keep observing dog for symptoms. If symptomatic can consider vaccination and Immunoglobulin for your child. ...  Read More

I just wanted to know that is it possible that any viable rabies virus could enter in our body through inactivated rabies vaccine shot, I mean what if there r some viable rabies viruses in it...can we get disease by it?

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No. All rabies vaccines for human use are inactivated. Human rabies vaccines undergo a series of quality control tests such as potency, toxicity, safety and sterility. It is not possible for the ...  Read More

Sir how long rabies virus live at the site of bite means I know that it will multiply to nearest muscle but I am asking how long it will live in the wound which develop because of bite actually I am asking because my friend bitten by one dog 3 days ago in hand today in school I touch his hand I touch the wound because of dog bite and I also have li

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It depends on many things Was the dog rabid... Infected person received antirabies vaccine ...  Read More

My friend was bitten by dog and then he used that hands to remove dirt and not wash the wound by water because we came out to eat food. He was unable to wash his hands and used only water for his hands. My hand also came in contact with his hands and I was unable to wash my hands and then I ate food with that hands. I haven't taken rabies vaccine.

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Your friend need an anti rabies vaccination not you. ...  Read More

As I'm mbbs intern ,I went to submit hospital samples to national institute of virology,pune. When I went there , i accidentally entered into the rabies laboratory but the moment I realised it's rabies lab,I came back ,there was biohazard /BSL 3/entry is restricted written on the door, now I'm worried what if I got infected with rabies virus from t

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I want to do rabies virus neutralizing antibody test (RFFIT ), please tell me where can I get it done ?

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Hello Doctor, Does rabies virus fragile as hiv virus. Does it died fast. If we touch any rabies contaminated objects with cuts in hand also touch our mucous membranes? How much risk? If we touch and touch every home utensils and accessories will all are contaminated and our family members also at risk ? Please answer

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Greetings It is generally understood that both the rabies virus and HIV are relatively fragile outside of a host body and can die quickly when exposed to the environment. The risk associated with tou ...  Read More

I have taken almost 5 rabies vaccine in December month ( out of fear) , I am scared now, will it harm my body...Also these vaccines contain dead virus right?

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Not at all It is protective ...  Read More

Sir 95 days before one stray cat accidentally collide with my feet but there is no any screth blood...but I am overthinking person 🥲..I finally got 3 shot intermuscular arv...after 20 days of incident... right now I am very much panic sir...am I safe someone of my relatives said ..rabies can be upto several year...which increases my anxiety

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Rabies can be when no vaccine taken. U r safe as r vaccinated ...  Read More

Unknowingly I have touched a dead baby bat body. So I have a doubt does a dead body of a bat can transfer any rabies virus? Just by a touch with a bat dead body can anybody get infected by rabies virus?

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No, you cannot get rabies just by touching the dead body of a bat with intact skin. Rabies virus does not penetrate through unbroken skin. ...  Read More

If a dog's saliva is there on my hand is it necessary to wash that area with soap and water for 10-15 minutes or washing that area with soap and water for 15- 20 seconds is also enough to be safe from rabies?

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I had a dog bite 1 year back , taken 4 shots of ravivax s and the 5th one was abhayarab , because of unavailability of ravivax s . My questions are 1) I didn't wash my wound at that time 2) 5th dose of vaccine was another variant 3) after 11 months of dog bite , bat split drop on my eye .. Now iam feeling anxious whether rabies will manifest or n

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There was some amount of dog Saliva that came with any person's feet in the washroom then i went to the washroom and threw one mug of water on the washroom floor a step on the washroom floor then i walk on my house floor after 5 minutes later i touch my feet then my mouth causes Rabies or not

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Rabies can only spread via direct contact. Indirect contacts lime the one which you mentioned can not spread infection ...  Read More

Can just washing it with water and then keep it on sunlight for drying kill the virus or i have to use soap too

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In my society there are 4 or may be more moogoose and there is a poop on my chair which was dry and black.That chair was outside for more than 1 year on stairs which no one uses all use lift. My mom kept the chair in balcony and my 2 or 3 tops touched that dried poop and my mom keep it with all my washed chlothes without washing it after that po

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No, rabies cannot be transmitted through mongoose stool or contact with dried feces on clothing.Washing the cloth and drying it would effectively remove and inactivate any environmental pathogens, inc ...  Read More

I went to the waterfalls yesterday. I was having snacks in my hand while a monkey came from anywhere and snatched it from my hand. While it was snatching, the monkey's hand touched my fingers. I checked my hand to see if there was any scratch or wound. There was no wound or pain also. I just felt a sense of touch. Am I exposed to Rabies virus? Shou

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On internet we get to read that in weather around 5°C or even at room temp rabies virus can be infective for several hours. In real life in winter we have min. temp around 5-8°C and poor sunlight, sometimes it's so cloudy we can't even see the Sun. So how long in real life situation the rabies virus would be active like on our iron gate o

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Phobia, Virus outside very rare. It's phobia ...  Read More

In Google I read that in one experiment they found rabies virus to be active for several hours to days at colder temp and absence of sunlight. Please advise in real life scenarios in winter as weather is around 5-8°C min. and sunlight visibility is very less, how long can the rabies virus be active on surfaces like metal gates, vegetables etc.

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In google u can often got such information. Virus is really embedded in teeth of rabid animal or drooling. (Saliva) Don't panic. ...  Read More

How long can rabies virus remain active on wet vegetables? A cow ate from vegetables kept in the polythene bag that I had purchased from the market. I don't know if I can take out the vegetables and wash them without risking for rabies? The vegetables are somewhat wet as vendor had washed them and it's very cold now. Can rabies virus survive for da

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A stray dog bit one of my shoes while it was outside my house on a winter night in Gujarat. I realized this because the sole was detached from the shoe. Later, I wore the shoe and noticed cuts on my foot. I’m unsure how long ago the dog had chewed the shoe. Can I get rabies from this, or does the virus not survive in such conditions?

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A stray dog bit one of my shoes while it was outside my house on a winter night in Gujarat. I realized this because the sole was detached from the shoe. Later, I wore the shoe and noticed cuts on my foot. I’m unsure how long ago the dog had chewed the shoe. Can I get rabies from this, or does the virus not survive in such conditions?

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A stray dog bit one of my shoes while it was outside my house on a winter night in Gujarat. I realized this because the sole was detached from the shoe. Later, I wore the shoe and noticed cuts on my foot. I’m unsure how long ago the dog had chewed the shoe. Can I get rabies from this, or does the virus not survive in such conditions?

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No you will not get rabies from this. ...  Read More

Dr i was petting a dog and saliva from fur 3-4 drops into my eyes does it spread rabies??according to google it stay alive for hours can it spread like that please explain it . i vaccinated myself 4 vaccine from govt 2 month before and one booster rabivax 10 days before than how many i would need ??? please i want a explained answer

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Received 3 shots of abhayarub (0,3,7) due to a dog scratch one month ago and again got scratched in my hand accidentally ( no bleeding but there was another wound just near the scratch also the dog licked my finger and his teeth touched but no bleeding) i washed my hand properly and also the scratch. I took 4 doses again but one month after the ex

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If the dog is alive 10 days after the contact then the dog is not rabied at the time of contact, In your case you already have taken post bite course and dog is still alive after 2 months so there is ...  Read More

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