Brief Answer:
Not recommended.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

I understand your concerns. The common symptoms of a rat bite are pain, redness, swelling around the bite and, if secondary infection occurs, a weeping, pus-filled wound will be seen.

Other rat bite symptoms may include those muscle ache, vomiting, joint pain, headache, fever, and rash are common.An ulcer at the site of the bite, swelling, swollen lymph nodes may occur one to three weeks after being bitten by an infected rat. For which antibiotics can be taken.

Tetanus immunizations may be required for those who have not received them in recent years (<10 yrs). Looking at your age, you would have taken at the age of 15 years.

Although infection is rare, all rodent bites should be promptly and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.

Rats and mice are very rarely infected with rabies, and their bites are not known to transmit this disease to humans.

Despite common belief, no rodent bites have ever resulted in the transmission of rabies. I would like to state that in XXXXXXX many people are bitten by rats daily and none of them have been reported to have developed rabies by rat bite. In short it is very very very rare.

I hope this answered your query.

With regards,

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Brief Answer:
Dont worry, its not needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,

I understand your worries, but there is no case of human rabies reported through a rat bite. You may not need rabies prophylaxis immunoglobulin or vaccine. This is because rodents like rats or squirrels are not considered rabies vectors. They don't survive long enough after an attack by a rabid animal to incubate and spread rabies. If you notice pus, significant swelling of the area, or redness or pain extending away from the area consult your physician as there could be an secondary bacterial infection for antibiotics.

Dogs are responsible for 96% of human rabies cases in South-East Asia, but there are also reports of human rabies due to bites of cats, mongooses, jackals, foxes, wolves and other carnivorous animals.

Rabies due to monkey and rat bites are rare.

Horses and donkeys get aggressive and bite ferociously when they are rabid. Cattle and buffaloes do not bite when they are rabid.

I assure you that there is no chance of rabies in your case. Rest you can
decide.

I would not recommend.

I hope this answered your query.

With regards,

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Brief Answer:
Welcome.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

You are welcome.

With regards,

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