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A minor dog bite
Been bitten my a street dog yesterday evening...the wound is a minor one..just want to make sure if the rabies shots can be taken in the next couple of days or if it has to be immediate
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Dr. Shivaram HR
General Physician
21 yrs exp
Bangalore
It's street dog
So take both anti rabies vaccine and anti rabies serum
Anti rabies vaccine 0, 3 ,7 ,14 ,28 days 5 doses
Anti rabies serum single dose
Dnt take risk
Wash the bite wound in running tap water with soap for 20 to 30 minutes
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