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Cat bite Rabies
After a cat bite from a street cat I took rabies vaccination of 5 dose and after 6 months once again I got bitten from same cat and took 3 dose of rabies vaccination. So,Do I need to get vaccinated again If the same cat bitten me after 2 month of my last vaccination dose?If yes then what quantity of vaccination dose should I take?
Not:The cat here is not vaccinated.
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No need for a repeat vaccination. However you'll need to take appropriate antibiotics ao that you don't develop an infection from the cat bite.
Cat, or for that matter any animal bite can cause a plethora of infections other than rabies.
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Dr. Sneha Choudhary
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You need to take 0,3 dose of ARV
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