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Rabies question
He has little scratch from a street dog at 9 am today. But there is bleeding. There is no sign of scratch also. Only he was felt the touch of dog. Is rabies vaccine required? If required what would be time boundary in between the vaccine is required to take?
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Dr. Rama S.K
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Pune
Post exposure prophylaxis since dog unknown is safe to give...atleast 3 doses
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Dr. Venkat Raghav
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7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello....... Lick on the intact skin is in first category of rabies exposure.. If dog licks on bare skin don't take chance... Get yourself vaccinated.. If it's known dog you can observe dog for ten days . Vaccinate as soon as possible with in nine of bite...
Because rabies is non curable disease, don't take chance.
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