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Dog bite but no skin break
I was feeding street dog with my hand covered with plastic and have been bitten but no skin breakage. No blood etc. Should I worry
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Get one tetanus toxoid injection and Anti rabies injection of four doses on 0,3,7,28th from the date of dog bite
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Clean the wound with soap
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Rest no need to worry
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If there is no clear cut break in the continuity of skin, no contact of skin with saliva of the dog and dog is not rabied then there is no need to worry as such.
But it would be better if you take three doses of vaccine.
Observe the dog for at least ten days here onwards.
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Get Vaccination done.
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Dr. Saurabh Tripathi
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8 yrs exp
Kanpur
No need to worry
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consult me
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Dr. Anubhav Gupta
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5 yrs exp
Mumbai
I would like to know whether there is scratch mark or not , so that decides the further line of treatment
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Dr. Danish Khan
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6 yrs exp
Bangalore
Not to worry if there is no wound or bleeding
Wash your hand
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