Does a domestic dog bite rabies?


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Rabies in China is the main source of infection dogs and cats, some seemingly healthy dogs and cats saliva, can also carry the virus, but also can spread rabies, so domestic cats, dogs bite there will be the risk of rabies infection. Rabies virus mainly through bites, but also by the saliva of dogs with virus, through various wounds and scratches, licking skin and mucosa invasion. After being bitten by a domesticated dog, it is necessary to wash the wound in time, thoroughly wash the wound with 20% soapy water or 0.1% benzalkonium bromide solution, and then rub the wound with 2% iodine or 75% alcohol. The wound should not be sutured or bandaged in order to drain blood. After the above treatment, rabies vaccine can be vaccinated in time within 24 hours, according to the sequence of 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days, after the whole vaccination of five rabies vaccines, rabies infection can be effectively prevented.