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I have taken 2 booster dose 24 days ago and 4 dose of arv 5 months ago yesterday I was feeding a street dog she scratched me a little, little blood was seen the blood did not came out, do I need more vaccine please help me
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Did you get scratched by claw or teeth
Any way of saliva contamination to wound
Proper history and consultation needed
And prevention is always better than cure
So please take proper care while feeding any animal.
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Proper history and consultation
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No need
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No need further vaccine just wash wound if any with running water and soap its enough
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wash wound if any with running water and soap
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Additional anything not needed
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No need to take vaccine , Wash your wound throughly with soap and water. If not taken TT dose , take it
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details. Kindly consult via whatsapp on nine zero two nine six zero zero four seven zero.
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As you have taken vaccine before , no need to take it now.. just clean wash your wound..
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Vaccine is not needed.
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Wash your wound with running water and soap.. Vaccine not needed
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Now there is no requirement to take ARV again till 2 years. You can take a booster dose every 2 years if you handle animals.
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No action is required till 2 years.
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No need
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No need of more vaccines
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Wash the wound with soap for 15 mins under running water. No need of addition doses
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Wash your wound thoroughly with soap & water.
No need of ARV
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Not needed.
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Not necessarily needed
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If you’ve received proper immunisation recently you don’t need to worry about rabies but be careful while handling street dogs.
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Dr. Anant Khandelwal
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Kolkata
Not needed and don't worry.
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
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10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No need to worry. No need of any more vaccine.
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Please consult
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Dr. Anubha Singh
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Jhansi
If you require assistance or have any health concerns, feel free to reach out for a consultation. Your well-being is my priority, and i'm here to support you on your health journey.
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Dr. Sanghpriya Gautam
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Delhi
No need
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Dr. Ashita Kuruvilla
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Kolkata
Not required
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Dr. Davra Kaushalkumar Dilipbhai
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6 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No need
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Dr. Saurabh Tripathi
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6 yrs exp
Kanpur
No need
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
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5 yrs exp
Jhansi
No
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Dr. Zaheer Ahmad
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8 yrs exp
Bareilly
No need of vaccine again.
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Dr. Jaswanth Sowmya Thalathoti
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Guntur
No need of vaccine again
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Wash the wound under running water with soap
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Dr. Sachin Bhiwaji Sanap
General Practitioner
6 yrs exp
Hingoli
No need to take
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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17 yrs exp
Hyderabad
No need
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Haripriya Addanki
General Practitioner
5 yrs exp
Tirupati
If you've taken the ARV 5 months back, followed by a booster doses 24 days back, and had a dog bite, you are likely protected against rabies, but still consult your doctor for wound care and assessment to ensure safety.
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Bangalore
Not recquired.
Pls don't worry.
It gives protection for 6 months.
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Connect please
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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