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Regarding Rabies Vaccine
Hi..today while walking back home form work i felt something wet in my hand, hence looking back i found a stray dog standing behind. Seems my hand got touched to it's mouth don't know it licked or not, I did only felt something wet that might be it nose also. No blood and visible cut or scratch on hand and finger. Pls let me know that Vaccine is required in this case. There may be some microscopic skin break not visible to eyes present on my finger before and the dog licked. I did washed the hand with soap and water and cleaned with alcohol wipe.
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Lick on intact skin with no visible cut or scratch is WHO Category 1 â no vaccine needed. You've already done the right thing by washing with soap and water. No need to worry.
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If the site where the dog licked your skin is an intact skin site, then no need to worry just wash and clean the site with soap and water thoroughly.
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However even if there is a minor scratch already where the dog licked your hand, then you need to take complete vaccination schedule of four days.
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visit nearest govt hospital if you want to take vaccination if you feel the dog licked at the minor cut skin site.
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Based on your history, this does not appear to be a significant rabies exposure. If there was no bite, scratch, bleeding, or visible break in the skin, and the dog only possibly touched or licked intact skin, rabies post-exposure vaccination is not indicated (WHO Category I exposure). Since you immediately washed the area thoroughly with soap and water, the risk is further reduced.
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