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Can you get rabies from an animal that isn't showing symptoms? i was vaccinated a little over a year ago.

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Dr. Joseph Marra answered

Specializes in Radiology

Possible / unlikely: Nature is a strange thing. Whenever you ask the question "is it possible" the answer is practically always "yes". You should have a good reason for asking the question though. If I were vaccinated and a dog, or pet "without symptoms" did bite me... I would not think the likelihood of contracting it myself would be high. No vaccine is perfect. But do you have a high suspicion of having it?

Answered 2/18/2021

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Rabies : Yes you can get rabies from an animal when it doesn’t show symptoms yet. If you have an exposure to rabies and you were previously vaccinated, you should get 2 doses of rabies vaccine. You do not need Rabies immune globulin.

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