Cut while skinning a coon

I was skinning a racoon I caught this morning and the blade was pretty sharp and slid thru the hide and into my leg about 1/4 inch in maybe I went to the doctor and got checked out I thought I might have needed stiches they cleaned It and said they aren't going to stick it in case it becomes infected they gave me really strong antibiotics and are sending the head off to be checked for rabies just as precautionary measure even though rabies isent spread thru blood only salvia and brain matter Has this ever happened to anyone I'm not really concerned about the rabies as much as I am the infection and other blood born deaeses