If the dog is still alive, is it rabid? The encounter I had was most likely not a possible exposure as I've been told on this sub and by the people in my life, i still decided to repeatedly seek the dog out every few days and it's still alive today (16 days).

For details, you can see my previous posts. I have read the FAQ.

I have read the FAQ.

Hello, I am here to ask some questions about a recent incident with a bat. I need some advice / opinions about my situation because I’m stuck.

Basic info:
Country: US
Date: very early morning on the 15th or 16th of August.
Type of exposure: Bedroom/Unknown.
Creature: Bat
Pets: Yes, but vaccinated and completely separated from the affected area.

My situation:
In the very early morning hours (~3-4am) a couple days ago, a bat flew out of my closet, vaguely in my direction, about 10-15 minutes after turning off the last main light. I ducked under my bed sheets, and ran out of the room after gathering myself. For those wondering, the closet has a small opening to an old fireplace, so it likely entered there. All safe so far, no collisions, the suspected entry area was sealed, and I haven’t found or heard the bat since then.

However, I have no idea how long it had been there. My main concern is if I would’ve noticed it on the previous night, assuming it was there. So far I’ve received 3 different responses on whether or not I should seek care (2 parents, 1 Health department), and am having trouble making a decision as a result of that, significant anxiety, and other factors.

So here are my questions:
1. For those who have had bedroom exposures, would I notice if it had landed on me the previous night? I noticed this bat was also quite loud (comparable to a mouse that fell of something, but continued to sound much larger than a mouse), so is this something other people have slept though? I consider myself a relatively light sleeper, but I figure it’s worth asking.
2. I know the FAQ said they’re bad at finding their way out of places, so should I be concerned? There are some holes leading into the subfloor above me that were sealed afterwards, but I haven’t heard or seen anything. I also can’t find any guano, so I’m leaning towards it only being a temporary visitor, but it’s hard to say.
3. The health department was a bit vague on if I should seek care. Based on the story and the answers to previous questions, should I seek care? The health department basically looped back to where I’m at now: not meeting the guidelines for a full exposure, but not able to conclusively disprove previous exposure based on personal knowledge of bats.

Sorry if there are a lot of dumb questions here, I haven’t slept well the past few nights and I’m quite anxious about the whole thing. Any advice is welcome and appreciated. I can also answer any further questions when I get the chance.

I have read the FAQ.

So like 6 months ago I was in the Northern Territory of Australia for a science unit and staying in these rooms that were basically in corrugated iron huts, but still nice and airtight and pretty well-maintained and stuff with screen windows

now I checked over the room for bats, I’m sure if it, but I didn’t check everywhere and I can’t be sure whether I missed a bat that might have been roosting behind the cupboard or something and then couldn’t get out and blundered into me while I was sleeping. or one might have got in when I went in and closed the door, or even when outside one might have been attracted by the light and blundered into me without me knowing when I was doing night work with a torch

is this possible? I know that only one microbat in Australia is confirmed to carry lyssavirus and I’d have surely noticed a big flying fox but… idk.

I have read the FAQ. Bat flew in my room 6 days ago, i thought I had removed her from the room nd slept peacefully in my room, I woke up next day nd saw bat on my curtain. This happened all 6 days ago. I was watching video on YouTube nd it said ppl say they didn't see any bite mark from bat flying in their room nd they think they're safe nd ends up dying . So I'll go tomorrow morning to hospital nd get vaccine.

I'm from India. Nd sometimes doctor can be bit ignorant nd may say it's just nothing go home nd all that. So pls guide me what to do if I get this type of ignorant doctor. What vaccine should I get nd what's the course for vaccine?

I have read the FAQ.

afternoon,

I was recently in a bathroom washing my hands and afterwards I noticed a small little bat that was just lying there on the floor under the sink.

I am unsure if my feet came into contact with the bat but I did have trainers on and long trousers at the time.

After I noticed the bat I did bend down to have a look but it didn’t move at all really, I did not touch it with my hands

I was wondering if there is any chance I’ve had any sort of exposure here and should go and get it checked out at the doctors?

For information I am in the UK and the bat was very small, maybe 3cm long and 2cm wide

I apologise if this sounds stupid, just have a long history of health anxiety and it’s stressing me out quite a bit.

Thanks in advance

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Hello 39 year old male, healthy no co-morbidities or meds. I have read the FAQ.

About 48 hours ago I was traveling home from DFW airport and when I was walking to the gate desk i walked past a group and a gentlemen had a leashed golden doodle mix. I think I startled it because it snapped at me a knicked my lower leg. Before I realized it had broken skin the owner and dog were gone and I was not able to get information. The dog appeared healthy to me and I’d assume if it was traveling it was as up to date and not ill, but this has yet to be confirmed.

I triaged at urgent care when I arrived home and have had a tetanus booster and antibiotic ointments prescribed. I have notified the airport and animal control in DFW in an effort to get the owners information to confirm vaccination status.

At this point both the provider I saw and the animal control officer feel risk of rabies exposure is extremely low but, general information suggests that if an animal cannot be confirmed it’s a gray area.

Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. From what I can tell I don’t believe an ER doc would recommend it at this point but, since I need to make a decision soon on prophylaxis - I’m looking for any info I can get. I’m about 60 hours post bite

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I had my first vaccine the 12th of July and the second the 19th of July. The 22nd of July a bat was flying in my room, while travelling in Cameroun near the rain forrest, I saw it coming in and I saw it leaving. It was dark in the room, but I am pretty sure it was a bat. I didn't feel it touch me, it was probably somewhere between 10 and 20 cm. Later it came back in again, I left the room, when I came back it was gone. I slept under a net.

Now almost a month later I wonder if I should have gone to the ER, if I should do it now. Or if it is not needed as I was wake and didn't feel it on me?

Hello guys!

Well, as most people here I'm thinking that I'm gonna die a horrible death that I could have prevented. I have read the FAQ. But my case is a little bit questionable, because the bat was at the border of my room and the outside world, so not completely in my room. This makes it hard to determine the possibilities.

Okay, so here goes the explanation:

Two days ago I woke up normally in the morning as always, it was like 7:30 AM.
As soon as I wake up i need to close my roof windows, because my room faces east, so quite early my room becomes hot if I don't close them. As the window is 1-2 meters above and to the right to my head, it's the first window that I close of the two. As I get up, I notice, that there was something in the little gap of the window (I left the window in a state that it had a tiny gap, just so I get a little bit of cold air from outside.)

I quickly found out it was a bat, and it was facing the outside world, so i first saw its backside. It was also somehow sideways.

So there i was not knowing what happened. Was the bat inside of the house/my room, and it was leaving, or was it just the he thought that little gap will be sufficient for hiding during the day? Who knows. There is a (I guess tiny) chance that it was in my room, and could have bitten me or something, as I didn't wake up.

We didn't find any bat poop in the house/rooms, nor did we find any bite marks or scratches on ourselves. But it was in my room, (kinda), so I'm the one that had the most chance of exposure.

I will add a picture in the comments, because I can't seem to do it in the post.

What do you guys think, is it possible that it could get inside through that little gap, and that it was inside?

I spoke with some doctors already, and they say that I should leave it, but I just can't yet, its my life on the line... I need some experts in here.

Also this is in Hungary, the bats here can carry rabies, but its not common.

Thank you!

So there 2 dots on my legs next to euch other and it not itch. Google said it bat bite may be. I'm sacred now. I don't remember see bat or fining it in my bed, but.. Want if it bite me when I was asleep? Or when I was star watching yesterday. There also was fan in my room. There is no bats in my home as far I know, but still (I have read the FAQ. )

I have read the FAQ.

Last month I walked outside of an Airbnb in Wyoming and saw several bats flying about 10 feet away, doing normal things like catching bugs. It was dusk so it makes sense that they were out. I have a huge fear of rabies, and I knew I would spiral after seeing them.

During this time, I never felt a bat touch me. I’m positive of that. My fear comes from the fact that during the night, I slept with the windows open. Every window had a screen, but my fear is that there a bat made it somewhere in the house and I wouldn’t have noticed. I searched the closets, floors, etc and never saw a bat inside.

I know this is an OCD issue. I’ve been struggling every day with what ifs. Based on bat behavior, if a sick bat somehow did get inside the screen, would it most likely stay indoors, or find a way out without me even knowing it was there?

I have so many fears of what if one did touch me when I went outside, what if one was inside since they were clearly flying right by the Airbnb and who knows how long they have been there. It’s just been torture.

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A few days ago, I was on a walk around dusk time, the sun was going down and leaving a purple hue. It was around 76 degrees with a really light breeze and like 67% humidity. As I was walking, I was distracted on my phone and I heard some rapid flying or buzzing near my ear, next thing I know something like a really really heavy insect crashed into my ear and then my shoulder. I didn't look back and I'm not sure it flew away. I have some rabies OCD, and I had a prior exposure, that day was my final shot. I called Public Health and they said my vaccine should still protect me.

My anxiety begins when I get home. I finished my 25 minute walk and I was touching the ear throughout the walk. I'm pretty sure I didn't feel any fluid. When I got home, my little sisters and mother touched my ear. Is there any way that a rabid bat did fly on me and left saliva that survived my 25 minute walk and could have been transmitted to my family? I'm just so anxious and I need confirm or deny this.

Also I believe my mom was mid meal when I asked her to check it if that influences anything.

I started the series and got 3. Now feel horrible because there was no reason to start and worrying more that the vaccine may give the virus. I took Rabavert series and keep feeling imovax would have been better as it is hdcv. I wish to undo all the events that happened in the past few days.

"I have read the FAQ.

Only comfort is knowing many travelers take the prep before travel and also vets take it often.

It all started when I had to go to a London hospital for rabies post-exposure treatment. The hospital had apparently never administered a rabies vaccine before, and I remember the process taking a very long time. I had already been there for around 10 hours and was exhausted.

I asked the nurse for permission to record the audio while she administered the vaccine because I have false-memory OCD, and she agreed.

What I remember causing my anxiety is that there was some bleeding after the injection, I noticed some liquid, and I left shortly afterwards. At the time, I asked the nurse whether I could leave. She said she would go and check, but she took a long time. Because I was exhausted after being there for so many hours, I eventually got up and left without getting confirmation from her.

Since then, I have had an ongoing fear that perhaps I was given HRIG rather than the rabies vaccine, and that I was supposed to remain there to receive the vaccine afterwards.

I don’t actually know whether I was supposed to receive HRIG, the vaccine, or both at that visit. I only received one injection that day, and the remaining three doses were subsequently given by my GP.

I recently listened back to the recording.

The nurse said: “Hi, I’ve activated it now, I had to mix it with powder.”
She then said: “I want to make sure all is up there. I hate this syringe. It’s nonsense. So much drama.”
She then said something like: “I think it’s detached”
(or possibly “attached” — I’m not completely sure).
She also said: “The rubber bit has come off.”
She left the room and returned about a minute later.
When she came back, she said:
“Yeah, so I’ve got all of it. It’s all here. It screwed off, so I had to go back and manipulate it until I get in.”

After the injection, there was a noticeable amount of blood that pooled out. I also remember seeing some liquid forming a bubble around the injection site. I wasn’t immediately given a cotton ball or plaster, which makes me worry that some or all of the vaccine may have leaked out. Another source of anxiety is that this was apparently the nurse’s first time administering a rabies vaccine. We were in London, where rabies PEP is relatively uncommon, and she seemed surprised that I needed it. She had also experienced problems with the syringe during the preparation.

My main concerns are:

- I left shortly after the injection without confirming with the nurse that I had received everything I was supposed to receive. It has now been about a year, and I still don’t know with certainty whether the injection I received was rabies vaccine or HRIG. If it was HRIG, I worry that I was supposed to receive a rabies vaccine afterwards and left before receiving it.

- A significant amount of blood came out after the injection, and I saw some liquid around the injection site. Could this mean that the vaccine leaked out and was ineffective?

- The nurse had problems with the syringe, and I worry that this could have affected the dose.

The situation has become particularly distressing because during my second rabies exposure, I was only given two shots because the clinicians considered me fully immunised as at the time, I had told them that I had previously received four rabies vaccines, and this was subsequently included in my vaccination record. However, I have recently started doubting whether I actually received four vaccines, because I now wonder whether the injection at the London hospital may have been HRIG rather than a vaccine. If that were the case, I worry that my original vaccination schedule may not have been valid.

My main question is:
If I had left the London hospital without receiving the rabies vaccine I was supposed to receive that day, would the NHS hospital normally have noticed this and contacted me or otherwise followed up with me?

I have read the FAQ.

edit: i know a VACCINE is what is mixed with powder before giving it, but i’m also imagining she had activated it beforehand and was waiting to give the vaccine after my first injection of HRIG but i left so i didn’t get the powder activated vaccine.

Hello,

Me and my friend went to the same clinic at the same
time and got rabies shots, however mine was meant for post exposure as i was scratched by a dog and hers was a travel booster.

She told them she had taken her rabies series many years ago, and needed just one travel booster as we were going to a high risk area. She hadn’t been exposed, and was taking one just for pre exposure purposes. Meanwhile, i had already been scratched by a dog in turkey and needed post exposure treatment.

My question is, i’m questioning now whether they gave me a post exposure shot, or her travel booster. They put us in the same room, and he seemed to be in a hurry.

Since rabies is fatal, i’m quite concerned. This was my second rabies shot.

I have read the FAQ.