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Stray dog licked my leg
I have dry skin on my leg. A stray dog licked while I was going out of my house. Do I need vaccination or any other treatment?
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No you don't need it just wash it thoroughly with soap n water n keep your skin hydrated
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No need of vaccine just wash with soap water comes under category 1
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You need go for vaccination if the skin is breached in any way. If it was lick on intact skin with no cuts, since it was dry skin, no need for vaccination. Otherwise you’ll have to consult a physician and go for the vaccination schedule.
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Washing the area with soap and lots of water is recommended.
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No need to worry. wash with soap for 10 min
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No need to worry, take rest and wash with tap water.
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Not usually needed.
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No need to worry. Just clean the place with soap and water.
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No not needed
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Nothing required.
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A dog licking dry skin on your leg does not put you at any risk for rabies, and you do not need any vaccination or treatment for this. Dry skin is still considered intact skin, and rabies can only spread if the dog’s saliva enters a fresh bleeding wound, a deep scratch, or a bite. Since there was no open wound, the virus cannot enter the body, and simple licking on the surface is medically classified as a zero-risk exposure. Washing the area with soap and water is more than enough. You do not need any rabies vaccine, booster, tetanus shot, or medicines. You are completely safe.
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If the skin is intact (only dry, no cut, no crack, no bleeding, no raw area) → No rabies vaccination needed. Just wash with soap and water.
If there is any crack, peeled area, or even a small wound → it becomes Category III exposure, and rabies vaccination is needed (but no RIG if the wound is old or minor).
What you should do now:
Check the area carefully – is there any break in the skin?
If intact → You are safe. No vaccine needed.
If broken → Start the rabies vaccine series as a precaution.
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Consult with more details
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Dr. Sajid Ali
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Kanpur
No need to vaccinate
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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Mumbai
Please consult
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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Dehradun
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Dr. Aparna Narayanaswamy
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Safe
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
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Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
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Jhansi
Kindly do connect and consult
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Dr. Chaithra H
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Bangalore
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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Hyderabad
No need
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
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-According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the cause and Treatment of disease as you have mentioned as above as -
-Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
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• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life . ....
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Dr. Abhilash
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Wash with soap and if any wound is there then vaccination advised
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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