Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

Not in this case.

Dr. Madeline Gagnon is the vice chief of staff at Gillette Children's.

She says rabies is a serious virus that is fatal, but there are steps to protect yourself if you've been exposed.

It's really important to seek care, to avail yourself of a risk assessment, as well as likely post-exposure prophylaxis, which entails immune globulins and vaccines.