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Should An Anti Rabies Injection Be Repeated

hello sir,I was helping a stray cat today who was badly injured by a stray dog.While helping i just got a very light scratch on my hand and also the bodily fluids of the cat fell upon me.I haave taken complete rabies vaccination(3 injections of rabipur vaccination) around 8 months back.Should i be worried.Should i take rabies injection again.Please help.
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about what you experienced trying to help the stray dog. With you well vaccinated against rabies, there is no fear of contracting the disease again and there should be no need to get a new rabies injection now. How is your tetanus vaccination status if it is not up to date, please try to updat it. Also, deep scratch wounds may require antibiotics for treatment. Do not hesitate to contact your doctors on this.


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Should An Anti Rabies Injection Be Repeated

Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about what you experienced trying to help the stray dog. With you well vaccinated against rabies, there is no fear of contracting the disease again and there should be no need to get a new rabies injection now. How is your tetanus vaccination status if it is not up to date, please try to updat it. Also, deep scratch wounds may require antibiotics for treatment. Do not hesitate to contact your doctors on this. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to request for more information if need be.