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Rat bite treatment
A rat bit me. What should i do? How early should a medical intervention be done? I am a nursing mother. Pls help.
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get tetanus toxoid inj. and regular dressing
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If there is a wound then Dressing is required. Need to take a TT injection.
Wound is big may need a course of antibiotics
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Dr. Sharath Kumar K N
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Mandya
Hello, wild rat can cause weils disease, rat bite fever, (even rabies - but not seen in Indian contest), these disease can be recognized, or chances of these disease can be ruled out easily if you visit doctor at the earliest, if the disease is suspected can be treated easily in early stages. So please visit a general physician at the earliest.
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