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Health issues arise when caring for stray dogs

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Thao Linh, 26, from Tay Ninh, and Le Nguyen Phuong Vy, 23, from TP HCM, encountered significant health challenges, including dog bites requiring vaccinations and medical treatment, while rescuing and caring for stray animals.

Bitten by a person at risk of rabies, can I get infected?

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My girlfriend was bitten by a dog five days ago. She is currently healthy and has not been vaccinated, but she bit my hand, causing bleeding. Can I get infected? (Tri Minh, 25, Gia Lai)

Rabies risk from alpaca saliva: is there a danger?

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A mother from Hai Phong asks if her three-year-old child, who was spit on by an alpaca at a farm, is at risk of rabies infection.

Does avoiding funerals prevent rabies after a dog bite?

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My grandmother told me that if bitten by a rabid dog, there's no need for vaccination; simply avoiding funerals and the sound of funeral drums will prevent the disease from developing. Is this true? (Bao Yen, 30, Quang Ngai)

Repeatedly Bitten by Household Dogs

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For four consecutive years, La Thai Minh, 61, of Tan Son Nhi ward, Ho Chi Minh City, has been bitten multiple times by his own dogs and required rabies vaccinations.

Can a rabbit bite transmit the rabies virus?

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Pham Thi Linh, 21, from Da Nang, asks if she is at risk of rabies after being bitten on the finger by her pet rabbit, causing bleeding.

Should hot mugwort leaves be applied to a dog bite wound?

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Mugwort can help stop bleeding, reduce inflammation, and disinfect. If I heat it and apply it to a dog bite, will it kill the rabies virus? (Minh Kha, 40 years old, Dong Nai)

man dies four months after dog bite

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A man in Hop Thanh died with signs of rabies four months after being bitten on a toe of his right foot by a dog.

Why do rabies patients remain conscious?

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Do rabies patients remain conscious and feel pain even when the disease progresses to a fatal stage? (Chau Pha, 42, Tien Giang)

Unusual situations requiring rabies vaccination

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Nguyen Van Tuan, from Tan Dinh ward, TP HCM, was perplexed when his wife insisted he get a rabies shot after he washed a bleeding hand wound with a bar of soap partially gnawed by a mouse.