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A street cat scratched my hand and the wound had little bleeding . I had taken tetanus and anti rabies injection in oct 2023. Should I take anti rabies injection again?
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No u won't need rabies vaccination again since u were given once when that thing happened, if u gets bitten by any stray animal once again u may need the rabies vaccine again...
We also understand one thing, rabies gets mainly through bite of rabid infected animal and not through scratches...
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Since you only got the antirabies vaccination in October, there is no need for extra vaccination. You can confirm it with your physician, also.
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Dr. Abhishek
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Generally within 3 months the shots are not required, still talk to an infectious diseases centre for further guidelines.
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