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Rat bite , do I need rabies injection
A rat bit my 2 finger and thumb.
The bite was shallow, not deep and the wound healed on its own .
On one finger it's teeth didn't even puncture skin.
i had tetanus injection injected.
Do rats Carry rabies?
Do I need to get rabies injection too?
Please help and guide
Thanks in advance
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Dr. Bipin Ninan Abraham
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
No rat bites don't require rabies vaccination, but they do cause leptospirosis, so kindly be careful and incase you develop fever in the coming days kindly visit the ER and get a Lepto IgM test done.
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Dr. Danish Khan
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Hi
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