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I touched a used water bowl outside with my finger and thumb. my thumb has a deep wound on it that i forgot about. i applied peroxide to the wound and it burned to clean it. finger did not get wet from bowl. should i be concerned about rabies?
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No risk for rabies in above context. The wound should be watched closely otherwise until healed as superficial infections remain possible.
Answered 7/15/2022
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