What to do if bitten by a rat

There are four pests in human society: rats, cockroaches, flies and mosquitoes. To be honest, mosquitoes, flies and cockroaches appear relatively rarely because they are more active in the summer, while cockroaches will basically not appear as long as the house is clean, but it is different with mice. Because rats appear all year round, and they are relatively larger than other animals, and they can bite people.

What should someone do if they are bitten by a rat?

Once a person is accidentally bitten by a rat, the following situations generally occur. One situation is that the wound becomes infected and inflamed, and some even ulcerate; one is the occurrence of infectious blood fever; and the other, which is the most serious, is plague.

After being bitten by a rat, we must rinse the wound with alcohol in time. The first reaction after being bitten is to disinfect it. Generally, if the wound is not treated, the incidence rate is only 2-4%, and it will be even lower after disinfection. Therefore, use alcohol to kill the virus before it infects you after being bitten. Medical alcohol has the best disinfectant effect. You can find this kind of alcohol in any small pharmacy. If the wound is small and only a layer of skin is broken, you just need to wipe it with a cotton swab. If the wound is deeper, you can pour rubbing alcohol on the wound to rinse it.

Generally, infectious diseases have a certain incubation period, so it is useful to get vaccinated before the onset of the disease. Generally, the injection is serum, which is relatively expensive, costing about 200 yuan per injection.

Once you have a fever, you should suspect that you may be infected, and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. If your body temperature does not rise within a week, you can rest assured.

So next time you see a mouse, don’t chase it or hit it. It would be bad if you get bitten by it accidentally. But if you are accidentally bitten by a rat one day, remember to rinse it quickly with alcohol and go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Only in this way can we try our best to avoid getting the plague and causing physical and mental harm to ourselves and our families. Only in this way can we have a good body to study and live.