A 24-year-old male asked:
from india, my eyes came dangerously close to a flying bat while playing in the night. i am very scared about rabies, ebola, nipah etc. please help?
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Dr. Hilary Petersel answered
18 years experience Pediatrics
Need rabies shots: If there is a possibility of bat exposure, then you need rabies prophylaxis. It is controversial if you were awake when you saw it and not bitten, then you are probably safe.
Answered on Mar 31, 2015
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Dr. Scott Lindquist answered
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Were you exposed?: The answer lies in your ability to be certain no exposure occurred. If you are certain you did not get a bite/scratch or ingest the bat..Then you are ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stephen Scholand answered
23 years experience Infectious Disease
Don't worry too much: There's alot of news media about Ebola, which of course helps their ratings. What you described 'doesn't count' as an exposure to Ebola, Nipah, or rab ... Read More
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Dr. Dariush Saghafi answered
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Your question?: So if there's no contact with the bat then, just let by gones be by gones. In other words--- good job having cat like reflexes which saved you from ba ... Read More
A male asked:
Dr. Julan Crane answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Rabies: Yes
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