The rabies virus is contagious during the incubation period because it is present in the body at this time, only temporarily undetectable. The rabies virus can be transmitted through body fluids during the incubation period, such as the patient’s sweat, blood, and saliva. After humans are infected with rabies virus, the incubation period from exposure to the onset of illness is usually 1 to 3 months, or may be as little as 2 weeks, or as long as 1 year or more, and there are usually no clinical symptoms or diagnostic methods. Once the rabies virus has gone through the incubation period, it rapidly enters the onset of the disease, which can be life-threatening and health-threatening in a matter of days. Therefore, after being scratched, licked and bitten by dogs and cats, it is recommended that the patient has the need to actively protect himself through rabies vaccination.
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