Parent: My baby was bitten by a hamster when he was 5 years old. He had a small cut on his fingernail and it started to bleed. I took him to the hospital and asked the doctor. The doctor didn’t know anything and asked us parents to look at the pictures ourselves. The doctor I didn't give a clear answer, which made me feel very uneasy. Do I need a rabies vaccine?

< p>Rodents (especially small rodents, such as chipmunks, squirrels, mice, rats, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters) and lagomorphs (including rabbits and hares) are rarely infected with rabies, and no such animals have been found Evidence that causes rabies in humans.