Rabies is not easily contracted, but there is still a risk of infection if you are bitten by an animal.
Rabies is a disease that can be caused by infection with the rabies virus, which is a zoonotic infectious disease, according to the Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Control Series tips, more than 99% of rabies cases worldwide are caused by bites and licks from dogs infected with the rabies virus, and the number of rabies cases in our country in 2019 was 293 cases. Self-exposure to rabies is generally not an infection as long as you do not come into contact with unhealthy dogs or other animals.
In order to be able to prevent the occurrence of rabies, it is important to take care of rabies vaccination when owning pets such as dogs and cats. In addition, if you are suspected to have been bitten by an unhealthy animal, you should pay attention to timely treatment of wounds and go to an epidemic prevention station to receive rabies vaccination, which can also prevent infection.