Is it okay for a dog to bite someone with rabies vaccine? Not necessarily! The rabies virus is transmitted through the nerves in the human body First, we need to understand how the rabies virus is transmitted in the human body. The rabies virus enters the body and travels along the peripheral nerves to reach the central nervous system, so patients with bites to the head, neck, upper limbs, etc. and large wounds have a high incidence. Rabies virus is found mainly in the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and spinal cord of affected animals. Salivary glands and saliva also contain large amounts of virus. Since it is transmitted by nerves, it is obvious that if a dog that already has rabies bites an area with nerves it is contagious. The human skin is divided into three layers: epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue, and the epidermis is made up of layers of stratum corneum, granular layers, etc. Importantly, there are no nerves or blood vessels in the epidermis. Therefore, when the dog scratches the epidermis, there is no bleeding, only white marks, it is not necessary to vaccinate at all. Bites from vaccinated dogs do not necessarily need to be vaccinated The above mentioned how the rabies virus works, now I will talk about whether a dog bite or scratch needs to be vaccinated. First of all, the dog in question here is one that has been vaccinated and has had its annual booster. The following remarks are made on this basis. One prerequisite for distinguishing whether a dog needs to be vaccinated on a dog bite or scratch is the depth of the injury, i.e. whether the bite is bleeding, is a key difference. If there is no bleeding, there is no need to go for rabies vaccination. The lack of bleeding proves that the site is not deep enough and does not injure the neurovascular tissue, which is not enough to constitute a condition for the rabies virus to work. If you are bitten and bleeding, regardless of the amount of bleeding, it is recommended to go directly to the vaccination, no matter how strictly the biting dog is vaccinated in accordance with the standard vaccination does not work, do not exist a fluke mentality, not afraid of a million on the off chance.
The exposed wound is licked by the dog will not necessarily be infected The exposed wound is licked by the dog will not get rabies is also a deep misunderstanding of the problem. The first thing to say is that it is actually a case by case basis, just like the above-mentioned case of whether the bite needs to be injected or not. The exposed wound would have formed a deeper wound and the epidermis is already destroyed. So after the wound is licked by the dog although the dog is vaccinated, it is advisable to go to the hospital for vaccination as a precaution. The priority at this point is to clean the wound licked by the dog, rinse it with soapy water for at least 15 minutes, and repeat the process of rinsing with soapy water, washing with water, rinsing with soapy water, and washing again to get a better treatment.
Rabies is not only carried by dogs I. Not only dogs are listed to carry rabies Cats, foxes, yellow numbers, wolves and wild animals such as defense can carry rabies virus, including domestic animals such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep can also occasionally be infected with the disease. Second, the incubation period of rabies has the longest incubation period is 6 years most of the incubation period of rabies in 1-3 months, but there are less than 1 week more than 1 year, after the scientific confirmation of the longest incubation period of rabies is 6 years. It is not as long as 20 years incubation period as rumored by the Internet. Three, not only by the bite will be infected by rabid dogs or suspected rabid dog scratch/bite, licking your wounds goods naked wounds are licked may be infected. Fourth, rabies is not effective only when injected within 24 hours The rabies vaccine is not effective within 24 hours, within 72 hours. As long as there is no onset of disease, the vaccine can play a role, just the earlier the vaccination the better, early treatment only.
