Cat scratch

[5555a7a]

Hello, I was under my apartment getting something when a stray cat suddenly scratched me vigorously. I went up to my house and immediately cleaned it with soap, water and perfume. Should i get a rabies vaccine?

[cursed1]

You may not need a rabies vaccine, but I highly suggest you see a doctor.  I got Hepatitis B from a cat scratch.  The scratch stayed infected for like ever, maybe 6 weeks.  Nothing could cure it.  I then became ill with HepB, and I was sick for a year.  But, my amazing immune system allowed me to become cured, and as well, I am not a carrier.  Take this scratch seriously, and see a doctor, please!

[Emily_MHManager]

Hi - did you mean that you got Bartonella henselae, or B henselae, from a cat scratch? You can't get hepatitis B from a cat scratch.

Bartonella (B) henselae is a more common infection from a cat scratch.

[mkh9]

Hi, Did the cat just scratch you and didn't bite you anywhere? Did it get its saliva in your scratch or eyes, nose or mouth? Rabies is transmitted by you getting its saliva in a wound, or mucous membrane.
mkh9

[tygvfcfvgbh]

im not sure if saliva came in contact with the wound. but it just scratched me on my leg to the point of bleeding, no biting.

[mkh9]

https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/index.html

Read this link from the CDC.

Most animals can show symptoms by 10 days but it can take several weeks sometimes. They recommend seeing the doctor the first few days of exposure with an unknown animal even if it is a scratch.
mkh9

[5555a7a]

Plz respond as im in a foreign country and dont know what to do

[mkh9]

What country? It sounds like a very low possibility. Perhaps you should see a doctor.  If it didn't bite you. But say if the cat licked its paws and scratched you it is possible.  So to be safe.  I would check with  a doctor.
mkh9

[tygvfcfvgbh]

Its Malaysia.