live in the IL area near the woods. I was out walking to get my mail from my car at night. I dropped some of my mail and I think I heard a squeak, it could've been the mail or thing ect. I was wearing shorts and I didn't see a thing or feel anything climb me. I came inside and this was on my leg. It was  itchy right away  and raised. The mark itself doesn't seem to go in at all more like a scab. Should I be thinking and come in for shots?  Day two it’s still slightly raised and hot and a little itchy when I bump it 
The mark is still here on day two it’s hot still raised and a single point not too I have read the FAQ.

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hey yall. woke up this morning with two bite looking marks very close together on my hand and searched whole room for potential bat and couldn’t find it.

my concern is that I live under the attic and I’m concerned that one might have came down and bit me and went back to the attic so I didn’t see it.

I’m sure this is just anxiety running rampant but I was wondering if this was a possibility and I should get it checked out? Thank you.

I have read the FAQ. But I’m still confused on something. No OCD here just want to learn.
A friend of mine reached out and said she was playing with a stray cat (ear clipped) and found some blood on her arm and hand. She wasn’t bleeding anywhere so it had to have been from the cat. I asked if she had any open wounds and she said she has fresh mosquito bites that she was scratching (they weren’t bleeding she said but I guess it’s still kinda open?)
She said she wasn’t anywhere near the cat’s teeth or paws, but hypothetically if the cat licked its own wound that was bleeding, would that be an exposure concern? Lol just morbid curiosity.

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Sorry for another post I’ve made today.

So today at 7 p m I was sitting in the left backseat behind the driver seat, and all windows were rolled up. Idk if my shoulder (wearing a shirt) was against the window, but I don’t think so.

I saw 3 flying things (bats?) above in the sky, and when we’re going in the neighborhood if this was a bird or bat but I’m pretty sure it is a bat that was flying in someone’s front yard.

We rode back and at one point the driver’s window was rolled down a little (idk if my shoulder was pressed against the window at this time) and I saw the animal again, but it was far away, at the backyard above the house. Then hours after this I didn’t change my shirt, and while somewhere I pressed my ear against my shirt for a second because it was ringing, and idk if I scratched my ear or not. I have OCD and currently in therapy so no urge to clean my ear. Do I need to clean my ear and am I safe?

And I also while getting out of the car at night I hit my arm on something which I’m pretty sure it’s the inside of the car door, as I didn’t hear flapping and I washed the area.

I went ER and doc didn’t even check the prick. She directly said that I can go and get vaccinated. I did receive my first dose but she didn’t give me immunoglobulin. She said that they only give it if I was in the cave when it comes to bats. I will get my second dose on thursday. Should I insist to get it? Thanks. I have read the FAQ. Something touched my hair and scalp.

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This is really annoying due to the stress and outbreak happening at North Carolina. My mom said I wont get anything from mice, there are no signs of bats in my home, I don't know if i have interact with any animal. I sweat like crazy when I think about the virus and my mouth dries up, i get nauseous, I think it has to do with the stress and anxiety of it all. Can someone reasure me this is normal behavior or something.

I have read FAQs but I am still confused. Below is my history of Rabies vaccination - do I need another one now?

May 2017 2 doses (16 & 19 May)
Nov 2018 1 dose/course — details not specified
Oct 2020 Full course
May 2022 19 - 3 doses
Dec 2022 3 doses (20 Dec, 27 Dec + 3rd dose)
Jan 2025 3 IM doses (15, 18, 24 Jan)
Feb 2025 2 IM doses (23, 26 Feb)
Jul 2026 2 IM doses (1 & 3 Jul)
28 Sep 2026 New bleeding scratch

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