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A mouse bit me what injection should i t
A mouse bit me just a teeth poke on my finger, should i be scared and take some kind of injection. Can I get any kind of disease like rabies because of the bite
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If there is no skin breach, then you should not worry.
If the skin breach was present and there was any amount of bleeding, you should go for Rabies vaccination.
Take an Inj of Tetanus toxide.
There are minimal chances of local infection so you should watch for local rise in temperature, redness, pain, fever.
If you have any of the above symptoms visit the near by doctor
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