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Will you get rabies if you get a red mark from a cat? The skin is not broken.

Dr. Taylor Turner
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2025-05-24 23:55:44
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Rabies virus is mainly infected through bleeding wounds. The cat scratched a red mark but did not break the skin. Rabies virus cannot enter the human body, so it will not be infected with rabies. Rabies vaccine is not required. If you are worried about rabies infection, it is recommended to disinfect the parts scratched by the cat and then go to the hospital for rabies vaccine injection, just in case.