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Is The Fever Due To The Dog Bite About A Week Ago?

I have bitten by dog (it didn t bleed) exact 1 week back of today (18-mar-2014) , till now i didn t feel unwell but today i am felling unwell and feverish. i haven t took any kind of treatment till now. is it because of dog bite? If treatment requires , suggest what should i take immediately to cure.
Thu, 27 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

The dog bite should be managed properly because the disease transmitted by dog is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and timely treatment.

As there was no bleeding following the bite, it will categorized int Cat II according to WHO classification. The Cat II bite requires proper wound wash and antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. If you have not taken the vaccine you can start know also but don't ignore this.

The symptoms of fever and unwell is may be due to the secondary bacterial infection following the animal bite. I would suggest you to take
1.Antirabies vaccine as per the schedule
2.Oral Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin for 5days
3.Oral Paracetamol.
Thank you.
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Is The Fever Due To The Dog Bite About A Week Ago?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, The dog bite should be managed properly because the disease transmitted by dog is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and timely treatment. As there was no bleeding following the bite, it will categorized int Cat II according to WHO classification. The Cat II bite requires proper wound wash and antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. If you have not taken the vaccine you can start know also but don t ignore this. The symptoms of fever and unwell is may be due to the secondary bacterial infection following the animal bite. I would suggest you to take 1.Antirabies vaccine as per the schedule 2.Oral Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin for 5days 3.Oral Paracetamol. Thank you.