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Shall I Take Tetanus And Rabies Vaccine For A Mouse Bite?
I worked in a research lab recently . White mice are used. This afternoon I got bitten by a mouse in my finger deeply like a nail causing it to bleed. I squeezed it under running water and applied some alcohol on it and some antibiotic cream but what i'm still worrying about is the need to receive shots for tetanus and also rabies , my family see it necessary I don't know how to decide , on what criteria . Can i have a specialist advice plz?
Fri, 13 Mar 2015
Hello and thank you for your question.
You should not need the rabies vaccine as lab animals are not likely to have rabies. However, if you have not had a tetanus shot in the last 5 years then you should have that done within 72 hours of the bite to protect yourself from tetanus. Tetanus may occur after any puncture wound and getting that vaccination is a good idea.
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You should not need the rabies vaccine as lab animals are not likely to have rabies. However, if you have not had a tetanus shot in the last 5 years then you should have that done within 72 hours of the bite to protect yourself from tetanus. Tetanus may occur after any puncture wound and getting that vaccination is a good idea.
Regards
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