Both scratches and bites can be infected with the rabies virus, which enters the subcutaneous nervous system primarily through broken tissue in the skin. And the deeper the wound, the higher the probability of infection. Whether it is a scratch or a bite, it is possible to get infected with the rabies virus. Therefore, in such cases, you need to clean and dress the wound, disinfect it thoroughly, and then go to the nearest vaccination station for rabies vaccination within 24 hours. Rabies is a malignant and contagious disease, once attacked there is no cure and the mortality rate is as high as 100%. Therefore, after being scratched or bitten, no matter how the wound is, as long as there is a break in the skin, you need to go to the nearest immunization station for rabies vaccination.