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What Are The Vaccination To Be Taken After Dog Bite?
my son was bitten by a dog last saturday. the dog was injected anti rabies last 2007. my son already get vaccinated after an hour when he was bitten. 2nd dose and 3rd dose to follow. do i still need to worry about his health? because i cant check if the dog is still fine for the next 10 days
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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Since the dog was immunized against rabies and your son is going to receive the full rabies course of immunization vaccines then he would be adequately protected against this infection.
You should also make sure that his tetanus immunization is up to date. Tetanus is also an infection that can occur due to dog bites.
Monitor the wound for an evidence of bacterial infection- swelling, tenderness, increased warmth, increased redness, discharge
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Since the dog was immunized against rabies and your son is going to receive the full rabies course of immunization vaccines then he would be adequately protected against this infection.
You should also make sure that his tetanus immunization is up to date. Tetanus is also an infection that can occur due to dog bites.
Monitor the wound for an evidence of bacterial infection- swelling, tenderness, increased warmth, increased redness, discharge
I hope this helps
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