Does it sound like I have rabies?

Question

So I had a cut on my index finger and I was picking up some trash in my back yard, some of which was a Styrofoam container that had been chewed by some animal.  It was still slimy from saliva.  The cut healed but today I have noticed some tingling on my pinky finger.  I know that tingling in or around a bite wound is a hallmark sign of rabies.  Does this mean I have rabies?  It's not on the same finger as the cut, but the same hand.

Om · Answer

if you are frothing at the mouth and having siezues then you are probably dead by now

Anonymous · Answer

Can you drink water?

If you're serious, visit your doctor asap.

Anonymous · Answer

Hypochondriac troll reported.
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Nobody could be THAT stupid.

Diane A · Answer

Nope it doesn't at all. Rabies is a virus that isnt hanging around in great quantities on a styrofoam container able to fall into a tiny cut.

A Hunch · Answer

The United States hasn't had a human rabies case since October, 2018.
Since 2011, the United States has had between 0-3 rabies cases per year.

It's really unlikely that you got rabies.

Anonymous · Answer

No. You don't have to worry about going out like Old Yeller.

Does it sound like I have rabies?

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