rjthyen@lemm.eetoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you have been bitten by an animal badly enough to have to go to the emergency room, what bit you?
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13 days agoI’m not sure how it works in every state, but in mine rabies testing is covered by the state but kind of requires a doctor visit, (and the animal to be tested) to get the ball rolling. I think you could also go straight to the sheriff. All of that to say i went to the ER for a minor bat bite, and to make my PSA statement that if there is even a sliver of possibility that rabies is possible, don’t ever assume that a minor animal bite is no big deal.
It is rare, but not something to completely ignore as a possibility