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What Are The Chances Of Getting Rabies When Bitten By A Newborn Puppy?

I am from Philippines. A female dog with a newborn puppies attacked me and bite me but I was able to dodge it. It left some bruises and looked like a wound but it doesn t bleed. I don t know if the dog has gone through vaccination. Will I get rabies? Thank you
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Wound is to be washed repeatedly.If the puppy has been vaccinated there is little chance of getting the disease. If you can observe the puppy for next 10 days. and the puppy remains healthy there is no risk. If the puppy has gone and you cant get information about it, than it is to be taken as stray and you have to take vaccination.
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What Are The Chances Of Getting Rabies When Bitten By A Newborn Puppy?

Wound is to be washed repeatedly.If the puppy has been vaccinated there is little chance of getting the disease. If you can observe the puppy for next 10 days. and the puppy remains healthy there is no risk. If the puppy has gone and you cant get information about it, than it is to be taken as stray and you have to take vaccination.