What to do if bitten by a rat

Rats are very common in our rural areas. Especially when harvesting grain at home, rats can easily hide under rice piles. Some people may be bitten by rats accidentally when catching them. After being bitten by rats, not only will the wound feel painful, but it is also easy to cause inflammation of the wound. Therefore, you should take some anti-inflammatory drugs at this time. So what should you do if you are bitten by a rat?

The average morbidity rate after a person is bitten by a sick rodent is 15% to 20%. It is best to get a rabies vaccine as early as possible to reduce the morbidity rate. Those who clean the wound quickly and thoroughly after the bite have a lower chance of getting sick. Those who get a timely, full, and sufficient rabies vaccine have a lower morbidity rate. Guidance: The incubation period of rabies virus is 1 to 3 months, ranging from a few days to 19 years. Since there is currently no specific treatment for rabies virus, the entire course of the disease after onset is generally within 6 days and no more than 10 days.

Rabies vaccine injection: 2 ml intramuscularly on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 30; for severe bites and bites on the head, face, and neck, 2 ml intramuscularly on days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, 30, and 90

2 If you are bitten by a rat, you should get vaccinated against rabies and hemorrhagic fever. If it has been more than a month, you should still get vaccinated. However, it is best to do an antibody test before vaccination to see if you have the rabies virus in your body. The incubation period of rabies is uncertain, sometimes it can be as long as several decades, so it is recommended that you get relevant diagnosis and treatment. Guidance: If you are bitten by a rat, you should get rabies vaccine and hemorrhagic fever vaccine. If it has been more than a month, you should still get vaccinated. However, it is best to do an antibody test before vaccination to see if you have rabies virus in your body. The incubation period of rabies is uncertain, sometimes it can be several decades, so it is recommended that you get relevant diagnosis and treatment.

3 In principle, the earlier the vaccination is, the better the effect. However, if the vaccine is injected more than 24 hours ago, as long as the person has not developed the disease before the vaccine takes effect, that is, before the vaccine stimulates the body to produce sufficient immunity, the vaccine can be effective. For those who have been exposed for several days or months but have not received rabies vaccine for various reasons, as long as they can get the vaccine, they should be given a booster shot as soon as possible, just like those who have just been exposed, so as to make the vaccine work before the disease develops. At this time, the dose of the previous shot or the first two shots should be doubled. Severe injuries and head and facial injuries should use rabies immunoglobulin