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Dog bite, adv on after bite affect on le
This Morning, my father was bitten by a dog, I would like to know if he needs to take a vaccination within a certain time or immediately as there was no bleeding & just a bite mark with little skin cut & light blood on the exposed wound on his right leg over the ankle area on flesh.
He has washed the wound with water & dettol soap bar, plz advice if there is any concern to worry abt
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Give him complete course of Inj rabipur at nearby general physician as early as possible
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Inj tetanus toxoid
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Tab zerodol sp
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Tab clavum
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Apply Wokadine cream locally
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Dr. Khizer Hussain Junaidy
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Washing the dogbitten area with water will manually remove the virus.
Washing it with Dettol soap will chemically inactivate the virus.
Since your father had bleeding from a broken skin due to bite, he falls under the Category III of exposure Classification and requires neutralization of the virus by Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) and Anti Rabies Vaccine (ARV) 5-doses @ days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28
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Please don't underestimate a dogbite. Start the postexposure prophylaxis immediately.
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Observe the dog for 10days, if possible. If the dog dies, You have to continue the complete schedule. If the dog is normal, the 14th day and 28th day injection may be withheld.
Have a speedy recovery.
God bless.
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Dr. Kapil Pawar
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14 yrs exp
Aurangabad
You should start the post exposure prophylaxis as soon as possible.
Its always better to start within 24 hrs after exposure.
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