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Unsure rabies scare?

Dear Doctor,
I recently came into a situation which caused me to fear rabies.
As I was walking pass a street at night with friends, 4 dogs approached us and as we were walking they barked. During this period we were scared, I felt a wet speck on my leg but wasn't sure if it was me sweating or spit from the bark. If it was spit it landed on my foot, which had no cut as that spot. After 50 minutes or so I came back to my room and put some 70% cleaning solution on it with a spray, and went for a shower. I had a cut from the morning on my finger, I am scared that while I was spraying the spot, it could've sprayed back into my finger and while washing hands it could've got into my cut. I then used the same spray around 30 minutes on my finger with the cut. I am scared that the spray might have been contaminated as spray disperses and usually spray back after contact. Am I at risk for rabies?
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The chances of you getting rabies is highly unlikely, well look at the odds, first the dog had to be rabid next wen you spray the content on your leg doesn't fly around as tiny droplets, virus is considered non infectious once the material has dried out, so you using the same bottle again after 50mins, it would have long dried out, so the risk of your inoculation is very very low, but if you are still not able to get over it, then you might take rabies vaccine (for peace of mind), and to be safe in case of any future attacks from dogs
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Are you saying you may have rubbed the spot on the leg that got possible saliva on it with the cut on your finger? Hard to know. It sounds to me like it was the shower or spray that got on your finger. If you have any concerns see your doctor.
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