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Does Bite From Squirrel Cause Rabies?
I was bitten by a squirrel while trying to capture it. It s leg was broken and I wanted to help it. I was bit through a sweatshirt and cleaned the wound with peroxide and warm water and put a band aid over it. I had a tetinis shot a year ago and I am 13. What do I do? Could I have rabies?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Small rodents, such as squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice, and lagomorphs such as rabbits and hares, are almost never found to be infected with rabies and are not known to transmit rabies to humans.An injection of tetanus toxoid is all that is required.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Small rodents, such as squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice, and lagomorphs such as rabbits and hares, are almost never found to be infected with rabies and are not known to transmit rabies to humans.An injection of tetanus toxoid is all that is required.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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