rat bite me on left toe.
2006-07-28 06:47:20 · 9 answers · asked by anjee 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Call your local emergency room. They can carry diseases and you may need a tetnis shot at least. There is also something called rat bite fever. You can read about it here.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/rat-bite_fever.jsp
2006-07-28 06:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by imtami75 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kill the rat. Call animal control to verify if the rat has rabies or not. Go to the doctor and have the bite treated. If the rat had rabies, or some other filthy disease -- rats are rife with human-life-threatening diseases -- the doc will have to innoculate you against rabies.
Do it today.
2006-07-28 13:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pet rat or wild? If it's been raised in captivity, you're probably fine. However, if it's a wild rat, absolutely get a Tetnus shot.
Call the ER and ask. They will likely to tell you to get the shot either way, but if your shots are up to date and the rat is a captive rat, and your toe is not red, swollen, etc, you'll probably be fine.
2006-07-28 13:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Amy N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try and capture the rat. This is to check for rabies. Get a tentanus shot. Heal.
2006-07-28 13:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by whiterose1947 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the ER immediately, Rat's carry a lot of diseases...you shouldnt even have that question
2006-07-28 13:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by teresadick30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rats carry diseeases..go to the hospital
2006-07-28 13:51:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get to a hospital and get a tetanus shot right away because you could get rabies.
2006-07-28 13:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by gotnoclue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a tetinus shot (I probably spelled that really wrong...)
2006-07-28 13:50:38 · answer #8 · answered by AzN_gYmNaSt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bite it back!
2006-07-28 13:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋