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Can a dog lick cause rabies
Yesterday a dog licked my friends mouth. My friend has no cuts or wounds in his mouth.
My question is if dog licks a mucous membrane but the mucous membrane is healthy and intact and there are no cuts and open wounds, then, can it cause rabies?
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If the oral mucosa is completely healthy and intact (no cuts, ulcers, or bleeding gums), then the risk of rabies transmission is extremely low to negligible.
• Rabies usually requires a portal of entry (wound, abrasion, or compromised mucosa).
• Intact mucous membrane is a natural barrier — saliva simply touching healthy tissue generally does not cause infection
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Not typically required in this scenario, but if there is any doubt about unnoticed cuts or if the dog’s rabies vaccination status is unknown, consult a doctor for official advice.
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First of all the cuts,break in skin is considered risky if comes in contact with animals saliva
Mucous membranes means it has very thin covering means rabies virus can transmit through mucus membrane direclty, no cut,wound needed in mucus membrane
And if someone’s mucus membrane is exposed to animals saliva means category 2 exposure- treatment is to get vaccinated asap
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I don't think there can be any person who is sure that there is no cut or injury on the mucous membrane in the mouth.
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Please get vaccinated as soon as possible and complete the course
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Get vaccinated
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A dogs saliva contains the rabies virus , but as such it cannot enter your blood stream unless there is a cut over your skin. So if there was any cuts present where the dog licked, there is a significant chance the virus gets transmitted.
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If mucus membran involved go for vaccine. Quite possible to get rabies.
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There is definitely a chance especially if the dog is unvaccinated
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It May cause rabies if the dog has the virus and not been vaccinated. So just go to your nearest hospital and vaccinate yourself.
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Usually presence of intact membrane has very low risk for spread of rabies. If it is a domestic, vaccinated dog, u can avoid the vaccine. But if it's a street dog, better to get vaccinated
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Nazia Begum M.G
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Get vaccinated ,do not take risk
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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Hyderabad
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Amulya
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Mysore
There's chances of infection if the dog is not vaccinated
It's better to ask your friend to get vaccinated, to be on safer side
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Dr Mahipalaraddy
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2 yrs exp
Bangalore Rural
If contact with mucous membranes u have take rabies vaccine
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Take Full course rabies vaccine
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
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-According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the cause and Treatment of disease as you have mentioned as above as -
-Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation and
• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life . ....
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