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I was scratched by a dog 1 month ago. But, I didn't took any immediate treatment. After 1 week I went to a doctor and the vaccine course has started. Though the dog was ill but it was alive for 25 days after the incident. 4 days ago it has died. Is there anything to worry about for me as I didn't took any immediate treatment? I found on a website that" The quarantine is set at 10 days because a rabies-infected animal can only transmit the disease after clinical signs have developed AND once these signs have developed, the animal will die within 10 days. So, am I completely safe from rabies as the dog was alive for 25 days?
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The period between infection and the first flu-like symptoms is typically 2 to 12 weeks in humans .Although in your case it seeems like you are not infected with this virus but I will recommend you to undergo thorough investigationss and find out the cause of death of that dog.
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