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I got really drunk 2 nights ago and blacked out. before the blackout i did scrape both of palms my worry is that i laid down for 10 min and i got rabies. my area full of skunks so i'm worried but i don't have any bites. should i get the rabies shot?

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Rabies is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals. The rabies virus is usually transmitted through a bite. Animals most likely to transmit rabies in North America include bats, coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks. Saliva on objects or the fur of other animals cannot infect you even through a cut, because the virus does not have the ability to live long in the open.

Answered 4/10/2021

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