Im in Peru, got bitten by a dog through jeans. The bite did not rip the jeans but skin was broken. Locals are telling me the jeans protected me from the saliva of the dog, so I shouldnt worry about rabies ... but I am not convinced. I REALLY do not want to go for rabies shots if I dont have to, but I dont want to believe the locals and then end up with rabies ...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Rabies is 100% fatal, but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were bitten by a stray dog over your jeans which has led to breaching of the skin, according to WHO it is categorized into Cat III which requires1. Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28.2. Passive immunization with rabies immunoglobulin3. Inj With the disease like rabies we don't want to take any risk, the aforementioned treatment will protect you from getting rabies. Thank you.