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Does Bite From A Puppy Need Anti Rabies Injection?
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While my pup was chewing her teething stick, she accidently bit into my skin. However, since the teeth are tiny( 2 months) , only one single dot had very little blood on it. It hasnt been 24 hrs as such, but my question to you is should I be worried about getting rabies?
While my pup was chewing her teething stick, she accidently bit into my skin. However, since the teeth are tiny( 2 months) , only one single dot had very little blood on it. It hasnt been 24 hrs as such, but my question to you is should I be worried about getting rabies?
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Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Dear friend,as there was bleeding so I always offer my patients suggestion of taking antirabies vaccine.if rabies occurs in our body there is no way out, that is it is always fatal and incurable.and we cannot predict whether you will get rabies without the vaccine.rather,as vaccine generally doesnot harm our body,it is prudent to start antirabies vaccine regime.thank you.
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