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Rabies virus
Sir please clarify my doubt yesterday I took my nephew to hospital for tetanus vaccination in government hospital meanwhile there are many patients sitting for injection when pharmacist come to me he give me a prescription of a patient taking anti rabies vaccine sitting there I said it is not mine he take it my question is I have touched the prescription of a person taking anti rabies vaccine and after that come to home from hospital which take nearly 5-7 minutes and put that finger in mouth and today I looked that there is a healing ulcer in mouth can I get rabies by this should I take rabies immuglobin and anti rabies vaccine as wound is in mouth I have touched my mouth nearly 10 min after touching the prescription and why I get fear of rabies because that person is taking anti rabies vaccine may a rabid animal bite that person so should I get immuglobin or rabies is not possible in this case
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Baseless fear. Merely touching a prescription of a patient even if suffering from Rabies does not infect you like in Covid. Don't bother.
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Rabies virus cannot transmit as you are thinking so please don't be stress because when you take a stress stress cause anxiety i so that it can be big problem.
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bhag madrachod if rabies virus can transmit as you are thinking then so many medical professional of medical field can be infect per day.
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don't think as you are thinking.
keep positive attitude to fight any problem.
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