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I stepped on syringe needle lying outside dog hospital, is there a risk of rabies? though no blood came out of my feet
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No risk of rabies: Rabies vaccine given to dogs is a killed virus vaccine, so there is no risk. I believe you should not assume it is a syringe used on dogs, but perhaps one used by humans to inject drugs. In that case you should seek attention from urgent care for testing and prevention "as if" it were a needle stick from a contaminated syringe used by humans. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 4/28/2015
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