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I got a scratch while playing with pup

2020-06-29 08:17:13
I got a scratch while playing with my pup which has not been taken out of home yet... slight bleeding was there, I have taken rabies vaccination when I was in school once already, do I need to take another vaccine
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Yes, you will need to take anti-rabies Vaccine but only 2 shots ( day 0 and 3 of bite)  instead of 4 shots. Tt injection also needed.
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Yes you need to take inj TT and anti rabies vaccine

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