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My daughter is 4 and half years old ...yesterday day she shared food with a 2years old baby who was bitten by a Mongoose on 16th September..though that baby is now under treatment...and she is now suffering from fever...I am very much worried about my child as my child and that baby ate from the same bowl...and both were sucking fingers...is there Any possibility of catching rabies? Pls suggest what should I do...do I need give my baby rabies vaccine...?

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Dr. Vinit M Mehta

Pediatrician 7 yrs exp Vadodara

Rabies doesn't spread that way. Rabies vaccination can be given as prophylaxis (meaning before getting the disease or infection) so can take that

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Dr. Manjusha

Pediatrician 6 yrs exp Ongole

Hello, Good evening Rabies will not spread by Sharing food. No need for rabies vaccine to your child

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Dr. Kiranpreet Kaur

Pediatrician 7 yrs exp Fatehgarh Sahib

Noo Pls don't worry Fever must be because of something else Rabies doesn't spread like this

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