I believe many people have a misunderstanding that even if they are bitten by a cat, they are likely to be infected with rabies virus. Therefore, many people who pick up feces will want to get vaccinated if they are bitten by a cat. But can being bitten by a cat really transmit rabies? Are the chances of getting caught that high? In fact, it is more about human psychology.
1. Probability of cats carrying rabies.
Cat rabies virus infection is uncommon in my country. Taking rabies virus cases in recent years as an example, rabies virus cases caused by cats are very few and almost insignificant. Rabies virus cases mostly occur in dogs, but they also occur in a few rural areas with underdeveloped medical conditions and dirty sanitary conditions. With the promulgation of national dog-raising regulations, at least the probability of rabies virus appearing in cities can be said to be very small. Therefore, cats raised at home, who do not go out often, have not been exposed to foreign birds and animals, and are regularly vaccinated, are unlikely to get rabies. So when a person who shovels poop is scratched and bitten by his own cat, it is actually more about wound management. If it is more serious, he needs to consult his doctor whether he needs a tetanus shot.
2. The cat has symptoms of rabies.
If some poop scoopers are still worried, they can start based on the cat’s symptoms. Rabies infection may only occur if a cat bites you with the disease. The United Nations has developed a 10-day observation method to identify rabies virus. In other words, if your cat does not show any symptoms 10 days after being bitten, then your cat does not have rabies virus and the poop shovel will be fine. So what symptoms mean a cat has rabies? Eyes red and swollen, irritable and howling, showing different behaviors than usual, scratching and biting, sometimes excited and sometimes depressed, photophobic, etc.
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