Six days before, I washed my chappal and left them in the open to dry in overnight. How ever a dog enter our compound and chewed my chappal. Tomorrow morning I wore those chappal after washed with water. If I have any wound on my leg, is there any danger of me getting infected with the rabies virus?

Dr. Vivek Mathew EapenGeneral Physician4yrs exp

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You have done the first thing that is to be done, that is to wash the chappal under running water, preferably use a soap along with water. So do not worry. Secondly there is no direct bite or lick over the wound which has maximum risk. And finally you have waited around 8 to 12 hours before using the chappal again, rabies virus' are fragile under normal conditions and will not last for more than a few hours. So you do not need to worry.  

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