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Should I Watch For Any Symptoms?
Hello, this morning I was scratched on the arm by an aggressive rhesus monkey at a temple in Nepal. However there was no blood and the skin only had a slight mark, maybe one layer disturbed in tiny places, definitely no blood. I immediately washed with water and then thouroughly with Dettol. There isn't any pain at the site and there only seems to be a slight mark there. I don't have any rabies vaccinations. I think I'm safe but is there anything I need to watch out for symptom wise? I have a slight headache but I suspect that's too much caffeine! Thanks
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You have nothing to fear, so far so good.
no bleeding and superficial skin damaged is fine, that means the microorganisms have not had access to the blood stream or tissue.
If there was any chance of contamination ,you had taken the right steps to eliminate them. Dettol disinfectant and clean water removes all bacteria and viruses.
You have nothing to fear, so far so good.
no bleeding and superficial skin damaged is fine, that means the microorganisms have not had access to the blood stream or tissue.
If there was any chance of contamination ,you had taken the right steps to eliminate them. Dettol disinfectant and clean water removes all bacteria and viruses.
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