Doctor, rat has bitten on my finger tip, it started bleeding. To stop the blood flow I put that bleeding finger in my mouth and licked my finger blood, now I am afraid if it would affect me or I would have rabbies. Kindly give me suggestions what I should do or am I in any kind of danger?

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