A question about Rabies?!

A question about Rabies?

My friend's dog licked my arm, although I don't have any wounds around that area, And my friend assured me that the dog was vaccinated, I'm still not assured. The incident happened 2 hours ago.

What are the symptoms I should look out for? Symptoms where the rabies vaccine is needed? Can rabies be detected through a blood test?

2 weeks ago
The dog seemed pretty angry, I just patted it on the head, It was going to bite me but all it did was get a lot of slobber on my arm. The dog isn't always angry, I think it acted the way it did because it isn't used to seeing strangers. Although the dog has been there for 2 years now.


Another question, If the dog had rabies, Within how many weeks must I get the vaccine?

Rabies cannot be detected through blood testing, the testing can only be done postmortem, on brain tissue.

There is absolutely no way you can get rabies in incident you described. Also, if you live in the US, there is very little chance of a domestic animal having rabies. Check out the charts in the link below.

Rabies progresses rapidly in animals, unlike humans. If this dog is still alive in a month, you can rest assured that it didn't have it. But again, the animal would have to break the skin to infect you anyway.