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A little scratch by a dog with nails
My brother has scratched little by a dog of our village , no blood came out, only some water came out , the dog scratch by nail, doctor prescribe to take the four schedule vaccine at govt hospital, he has taken 3 schedules, is it necessary to take the fourth, because the scratch was little, he is refusing to take the fourth by telling it was not bitten me, is it ok not to take the fourth,
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Hello! Understood your concern!
While there was no bleeding, even a simple with scratch there is a chance of getting rabies in case the dog is infected!
But rabies is 100% preventable by proper vaccination.
It is the standard protocol to get 4 vaccine shots
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So! yes, it is advised to take the final fose of vaccine!
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