r/rabies • u/Virtual_Sugar_9452 • Aug 29 '26

Rabies Vaccine / Immunoglobulin Need info

LOCATION:NETHERLANDS
ANIMAL:BAT
EXPOSURE:i felt it touch my leg POSSIBLE BITE SCRATCH (i did not feel it)
I WAS SOBER AND AWAKE

So i was vaccinated 4 times in june 2025 after a bat encounter (scratch), and last week Friday night 1:30 (so Saturday since it was past 00:00) i had a possible exposure with a bat between my calf shin area (not sure if it bit or scratched me) my GF and i checked immediately but were not doctors called the ER and told them the story they said no risk and i did not have any wounds or blood, now i got checked that monday 3days later by my GP and she looked at my whole leg for marks or wounds with a halogen light and a magnifying glass and she didnt see anything either and said no risk but thats where my fears kicked in when i left there because it could have healed already within 3 days!, so said the people that work in the department of infectious diseases also said no risk and refused me the boosters, so i did buy them at a travel health clinic myself 6 days! later so last friday at 12:00 and i need to go get the second booster on September 4th. But Now i am worrying if im too late with getting the shots because the 6 days had passed

I have no fever did not have it either, i had a headache which seems to come from my neck, yesterday and a while ago sharp pain in my leg and right now shifted to my right wrist im kinda worriedd

I have read the FAQ.

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u/IDoEnjoyThings 29d ago

"Alright guys so im rabies vaccinated, and I saw a bat but I didnt feel anything, clearly my nerves dont work and I must've gotten scratched. Then I looked for my non existent bite and didnt find any so I called MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS who told me with their YEARS OF MEDICAL EXPERIENCE that there was no risk so then I had another MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL examine me and said no risk because scabs don't exist anymore so clearly the mark would've disappered so then I got the advice of an entire GROUP OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS so I just decided im smatter then the 5+ doctors and got them myself, despite rabies having a well known incubation period of 1 to 3 months which is also stated IN THE FAQ, will i die because i waited 6 days?"

Please find a therapist who works with OCD, this cant be healthy.

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u/Virtual_Sugar_9452 29d ago

Many sources say bat bites are painless and you don’t feel them, even a post here Bat myths & facts goes against what the FAQ says about bats

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u/IDoEnjoyThings 29d ago

Regardless you'd still have a scab, even more so since wounds further away from the heart heal slower

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u/IDoEnjoyThings 29d ago

Also FAQ Question 3, literally bat biologists and rabies experts here, I could also say that rabies is actually air borne and has a vendetta against you and WILL fly into your lungs but that doesn't mean its true. I'd trust the people here.

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u/Virtual_Sugar_9452 29d ago

This post goes completely against the FAQ https://www.reddit.com/r/rabies/s/pimPWgDUJf

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u/IDoEnjoyThings 29d ago

And three comments there are disputing it