What should I do immediately after being bitten by a dog or cat to prevent rabies?

Rabies is a disease transmitted from animals to humans caused by the rabies virus, often affecting the nervous system, with a very high mortality rate (almost 100%).

If you are unfortunately bitten by a dog or cat, you should immediately wash the wound under running water with soap for 15 minutes; if soap is not available, you can rinse the wound with plain water.

After that, the wound should be cleaned with 70% alcohol or iodine alcohol; avoid bruising the wound and do not cover the wound tightly.

People bitten by dogs or cats should immediately go to a medical facility for examination, consultation and injection of rabies vaccine and anti-rabies serum; absolutely do not self-treat or seek treatment from a traditional healer.