Hello, I habe a pet dog which is vacinnated every year for Rabies. Recently when we brought our baby from Hospital, it licked my Babys toes. There are no visible sign of a cut or a wound. Is there a chance my baby will be infected by Rabies? Krish - Kolkata
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Licking on the intact skin will not transmit the rabies virus, if there is any breach in the skin the virus can gain entry into the body and catch hold the nerve and ascends towards the brain. As there is no breach in the skin and the skin is intact chance of transmitting the virus will not be there. As you are owning a pet it is safe to take and give your child Pre-Exposure prophylaxis with antirabies vaccine. The schedule for the Pre-Exposure prophylaxis is 0,7 and 21. The injection should be taken to deltoid. Thank you.