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I was bitten by a dog.
5 years ago I was bitten by a dog after biting me he has died.I don't know exactly after how many days my dog died.My dog was nearly 1 year old at that time.Can I take rabies vaccine now.Please suggest me I am very upset.Till now I don't have any symptoms.What should I do?
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
If you think you might be having rabies, then let me tell you that if you did have rabies, you would have been dead by now.
Rabies kills in days.
But yes, go ahead and take a whole course of vaccination to be safe in future.
Best regards.
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