Fear of rabies

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Fear of rabies

Asked for Male, 19 Years

Good evening! On Friday around 4 pm , a dog chased me and my frnd when we're going on scooty, the dog came so close to my legs and my legs doesn't have any open wounds ,but my frnd managed to drive faster , I've observed white colour scratches on skin and I'm not sure about it whether the scratches are caused by dog or anything else and I have no pain , redness, itchiness. And I feel everything s fine. Should I go for rabies vaccine? Please help me with this!

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Dr. S K Wadhwa

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Please consult a General Physician in your area.

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Dr. Manoj Kumar

General Physician 10 yrs exp Dehradun

Need few more details Kindly consult

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Dr. Anuj Mothsra

General Physician 6 yrs exp Jhunjhunu

Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management

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Dr. Manoj A G

Diabetologist 12 yrs exp Bangalore

If you feel that scratches might be because of dog better to go for rabies vaccine post exposure prophylaxis

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Yes .. that is safe , don't take risk

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