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Should I Take Rabies Vaccine After Contact With Bats?
Recently I found a newborn baby bat in my home - I did not touch it (I did not know it was a baby bat til a few days later) - the mother bat has never been found - I had two people search my apt. and no bat(s) were found. Anyways, I was telling the story to some friends and they said I should get a rabies shot... I didn t give it a second thought before but now I m alittle paranoid..they said you can be bitten and not know it... I m not sure what I should do...
Fri, 19 Sep 2014
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Rabies can be transmitted from bites or scratches from many different animals including bats.
Normally , if immunization is needed,it should be given from the first day of exposure.
Three doses are given.
Immunization at this point may help with any future exposure but would not necessarily help with this incident.
I hope this helps
Rabies can be transmitted from bites or scratches from many different animals including bats.
Normally , if immunization is needed,it should be given from the first day of exposure.
Three doses are given.
Immunization at this point may help with any future exposure but would not necessarily help with this incident.
I hope this helps
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