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cat que virus Questions

Asked for male, 24 years old from Pune
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MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

HIV Specialist•Ghaziabad
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Hello.
For general information- Feces, Nasal secretions, saliva, sputum, sweat, tears, urine and vomitus are Not considered potentially infectious for HIV unless they are clearly visibly Bloddy.
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Sexologist•Haldwani
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Yes but in case of a viral infection only. Human semen can host up to 27 different viruses. It's now known that the virus can be sexually transmitted up to 41 days.
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General Physician•Mumbai
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See to it that there is no stagnation of water for more than seven days in your house and nearby areas because these are the breeding spots for mosquitos
Asked for male, 54 years old from Surendranagar
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Homeopathy Doctor•Noida
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Yes there are medicines. But u need to understand that this is not the only factor that can boost immunity. U need to do lifestyle changes also. Follow this
1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic). ) or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do.
2. Don't Overeat
3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U should e...more
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Rabies can only survive outside of a host animal for a very short time, and is only spread through saliva during the end stages of the disease when the animal wouldn't be eating anyway. If by some chance the cats carried rabies and nibbled at your food, then they are not yet at a point in the disease to shed virus, so you should be safe on that regard at least.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
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Asked for male, 25 years old from Bangalore
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Psychiatrist•Chennai
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Cats and other animals are not affected by HIV in the same way that humans are; the Centers for Disease Control is clear on this issue. HIV will not cause illness in household pets and cannot be transmitted from an infected person to the pet, and then to you. Certain viruses cause diseases that are similar to HIV in animals, such as feline leukemia virus (FeLV), but will not cause illness in healthy humans.

HIV infected and other immunocompromised persons do need to take certain precaut...more
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General Physician•Durgapur
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The pet dogs/cats are always vaccinated against major diseases time to time right after they are born. Most of the times the pets are vaccinated and raised upto a certain age before they are kept for sale. That is why Rabies vaccines are not recommended to the owner until and unless they bite the owner or any human being and the bite marks could be seen on the victim's body, then those persons are needed to get vaccinated five times as on the mentioned dates written over the vaccination card. Ho...more
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My question is about indirect exposure to rabies virus. 10 days ago I ran with my car over a roadkill (cat), in a relatively isolated region, 2-3 km away from a village. After 2-3 minutes, I get off the car and I accidentally touched the bottom of the car with my leg. After that, I remembered I scratched my leg, on the same day, 5-6 hours before the incident. Now I am in panic, thinking somehow I were in contact with rabies virus, if the dead animal was rabid and if there were infectious tissue on the car surface. I live in a country in which rabies is endemic in the wild animals and sporadic in the domestic ones. Also, in my country, pep is offered only after a direct contact with an animal, bite or lick (on wound, scratch etc) my situation was an atypical one, there was not direct contact with the dead animal and the scratch was preexistent (a few hours old scratch). What is the likelihood/odds to contract the virus in such a way? Are my worries justified or I just have a mental problem? Now I am obsessed with rabies, I can t function properly. Thank you in advance for your answer. (and sorry for my poor english).

MBBS,Diploma in Anesthesia

General Physician•Chennai
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Hi, rabies will not come until you directly gets in contact with the dogs saliva or blood through your broken skin or your saliva. And scratched in the sense. The skin should have been lost and then underlying layer should be seen like exposed.in your case you no need to worry.
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Asked for male, 21 years old from Gorakhpur
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8-9 days ago a stray cat delivered 2 kittens on my home terrace. Both were fine till I noticed one dead yesterday. I called cleaner to dispose it's body, but even after my objection she lifted it bare handed and then touched both the metal door handles of my 2 doors while leaving. I forgot to clean the handles. My sister came home after 2 hours and touched both the door handles. I am not sure if the kitten was killed by another cat, it's mother or a monkey. The kitten was fine when alive but could it's dead body have rabies virus from the animal that killed it? I am in gorakhpur city area. I have read somewhere that i'm a study they found rabies virus can be infectious on metal for 48 hrs. I am very worried now. Can she get rabies if she touched the handles and then her eyes or nose? Does she need to take anti rabies vaccine doctor? It is winter so not so much sunlight is falling directly and temperature was around 27 degree celsius. I am worried as it is nearly 5 days now and a doctor I had consulted initially had said no need for vaccination, so I was relaxed, but yesterday I get a post on practo that vaccine may be required, so I am panicked now. Respected doctors, if her life depends on it, I will definitely get her vaccinated. Please advise, I humbly request you respected doctors as I am confused with the conflicting advices I got.

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General Physician•Sri Ganganagar
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No, no,no
no need of vaccination.
By intact skin virus cannot transmit
firstly there is no chances of rabies of this cat.
Donot confuse yourself in my opinion.
Asked for male, 30 years old from Guwahati
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PDDM, MHA, MBBS

General Physician•Nashik
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Yes, The virus has been reported to be present in sperm or vaginal secretions, so transmission through sexual intercourse with an infected person may be possible.
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