Hello doctor, Iam seeking a risk assessment regarding a potential indirect exposure to rabies. Here are the details:
Past Vaccination: I completed a full course of 5 doses of Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) on September 19th.Following the incident yesterday, I have already taken a Day 0 dose last night after incident(Jan 25th).The incident:At approximately 4:30 PM yesterday, a barking dog's saliva droplets fell onto my phone screen.I immediately rubbed the droplets into the screen with my fingers.I was outdoors in the sun (temp approx 18°C). Timeline:I continued using the phone (gaming) for 2.5 hours. I reached home at 7:30 PM (3 hours post-incident). Upon reaching home, the phone was placed on a sofa and some notebooks. I later sanitized the phone and the notebook covers with an alcohol-based sanitizer. Concerns:
Is there any risk from the sofa or notebooks where the phone was kept before sanitization there any risk of transmission through to my face or for family
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There is no risk of rabies to you or your family.
Rabies does not spread through objects like phones, sofas, or notebooks. The virus dies quickly outside the body, especially with air, sunlight, and time. Cleaning with alcohol makes it even safer. Your previous rabies vaccination already protects you.
No further treatment is needed.
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