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Cow Licking open wound
While me and my friend were on a vacation in western ghats , in a forest a stray bull came near us . At first we were petting it then it licked an open wound on my friends hand. Should we take some medicine or consult a doctor because on searching online we got to know that even cattle can spread rabies. Sh6my friend take vaccine?
To make matter complicated we can't even observe the cattle for 10 days as this incident occurred in a forest
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No problem generally this may not cause any problem but you may use antiseptic cream on wound.
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apply antiseptic lotion on wound
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Dr. Madhavi Vidiyala
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Rabies won't spread like that..Don't worry
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