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What to do if dog bite
My brother got a dog bite on his thumb.
Dog is normal fostered by us but not vaccinated.
We have applied detol on my brother's thumb and tied it with cotton bandage.
Please suggest what else we need to do and what will be the vaccine schedule?
Please suggest.
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Depending upon the wound causes by the dog bite, it would be decided whether to give vaccines or not. If the bite of fog caused oozing of blood then you need to take vaccines.
Shedule 0,3,7,21,28 day
For now, clean the wound properly with soap and water, apply local disinfectant.
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