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What Causes Fever In A Child After A Dog Bite?

yes my son was with his dad the other day and he got bit by a puppy . in which it barely broke the skin and he has a few blisters around the site of the bite. he is 2 years old, and he now has a low grade fever of 101.9 degrees F. should we be concerned..
posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. Dogs, like other mammals are prone to having a disease called rabies which is lethal in humans and does not have any cure. I would strongly suggest that you get your child vaccinated immediately with the proper course of anti rabies vaccine. The fever that you are talking about is not low grade and probably due to a bacterial infection that might have occurred during the skin breach. He may require some antibiotics after the blood work has been done. Please contact your pediatrician.

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What Causes Fever In A Child After A Dog Bite?

Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. Dogs, like other mammals are prone to having a disease called rabies which is lethal in humans and does not have any cure. I would strongly suggest that you get your child vaccinated immediately with the proper course of anti rabies vaccine. The fever that you are talking about is not low grade and probably due to a bacterial infection that might have occurred during the skin breach. He may require some antibiotics after the blood work has been done. Please contact your pediatrician. Hope that I have been able to address your queries. Feel free to revert back in case of further questions if any.