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Street dog nail scratch
Suddenly a stray dog came to me and started playing and putting its paws on me. Its paw nail lightly scratched my arm. Skin is intact and no bleeding.
After about an hour I washed it properly with dettol and running water and applied sanitizer.
No burning was there, means no skin cut.
At first the nail mark was little swollen, then it subsided and now there is a plain reddish mark on skin.
Can I get rabies? Plz answer. I am scared of injections. The dog seemed normal and not mad.
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If it was only lick or touch -no vaccine is required
Image you have attached here nibbling scratch without bleeding
If you have no previous vaccination you need to vaccinate 5 doses of ARV on day 0 4 7 14 and 28
If previously vaccinated - 2 doses on day 0 and 3
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Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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There is no chance.
But these days no one will say this;
The reason is :
You take Anti-Rabies vaccine with your money.
Rabies is a disease with 100% fatality.
There are no blood tests which can be done immediately and which should confirm Rabies.
If the person dies due to whatever reason and if the attendants make noise that he died due to Rabies, I will not be able to defend myself.
And in India the climate is heavily loaded against Doctors.
Tell me why I should say that you don't need an ARV injection ?
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Kindly consult
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You can wait
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No, You cannot get rabies if the dog did not bite or lick, since you mentioned there is no cut on your skin, so you do not need any Rabies or Tetanus injection.
You took all the necessary steps already, don't worry, the nail mark will become fine after a few days time.
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Connect please
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Dr. Subhashis Saha
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6 yrs exp
Kolkata
Talk to a specialist
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