Do I need to get an injection if a chinchilla bear bites me?

In modern life, people's living standards have improved, and more and more people are beginning to enjoy life. Among them, raising pets is also one of the pleasures of life. There are many types of pets, among which chinchilla bears are a more popular animal. However, many people are bitten when raising them, and rabies virus may exist in pets. So, if a chinchilla bear bites someone, do you need to get an injection?

Rabies prevention:

First, domestic dogs should be vaccinated regularly. There are currently two types of rabies vaccines produced in my country, namely rabies vaccine and rabies attenuated cell freeze-dried vaccine. The dosage for rabies vaccine for dogs is: 3 ml for dogs weighing less than 4 kg and 5 ml for dogs weighing more than 4 kg. Animals bitten by sick dogs should be given emergency vaccination immediately. In this case, one injection of the vaccine is not enough, and two injections should be given at intervals of 3 to 5 months. Vaccinated dogs can obtain immunity for half a year.

Second, we must strengthen quarantine. When unvaccinated dogs enter the country, in addition to strengthening isolation and observation, they must be vaccinated in a timely manner, otherwise they are prohibited from entering the country. Wild dogs and other wild animals that are not kept by anyone, especially those in epidemic areas of this disease, should be killed.

New bites to dogs should be treated promptly. The therapeutic effect depends on the duration of treatment and whether the local treatment is thorough. When bitten, let the local bleeding first, then rinse the wound thoroughly with soapy water to eliminate the virus in the local tissue, and then treat it with 0.1% mercuric chloride solution or alcohol, iodine, etc. If rabies immune serum is available, it is better to inject it at several points around the wound (the dosage is calculated as 1.5 ml per kilogram of body weight, and it is best to complete the injection within 72 hours after the bite). If serum is unavailable, emergency vaccination should be carried out promptly with vaccine.