Question
A 2-year-old baby suffered a cut on the corner of the mouth yesterday with bleeding, and today evening when the parents were out, a pet dog came over to bite a ball on the ground, and the owner took it away from the dog’s mouth and gave it to the baby to play with. The baby mimicked the dog’s behavior by putting the injured corner of the mouth into the ball. The parents are worried that the baby may get rabies.
Answer
If the ball has been wiped clean, the chance of the baby getting rabies is very low. Even if there is a small amount of rabies virus in saliva, saliva in the mouth can clear it. Therefore, parents do not need to worry too much.