Rabies Vaccine - I Was Bitten By My Two-Month Old Dog Today, My

Rabies vaccine

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I was bitten by my two-month old dog today, My injury is not serious，but my wound bleeds. My dog is too young to be rejected the rabies vaccine, so do I need to reject the rabies vaccine in the hospital?

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Dr. Gaurav Katiyar

General Physician 15 yrs exp Kanpur

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Hello, you should go for post exposure prophylaxis by anti rabies vaccine. Cleaning of wound with soap under running water is necessary.

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Visit ER.

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Dont avoid vaccine.

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