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Rat bite on finger

2020-10-14 18:12:52
My mom was sleeping at night and , a rat bit her , a drop of blood oozed out i throughly washed it with water and soap and applied povidone iodine on it? Anything to worry?
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Give her a Tetanus Toxoid ( TT) injection.

Answered2020-10-14 18:48:49

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