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Small nail scratch by puppy
My 5 year son was playing with 45 days old pug puppy which we bought ..vaccination of puppy is not yet started..he scratched very small on my son's hand with his nail..can my son get any infection..I m worried what to do..
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Yes,by protocol,any breakage of skin by nail or tooth of dogs,specially unvaccinated ones,mandatorily requires full vaccination against rabies,apart from local treatment of the wound.
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