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Stray dog licked on dry skin
My friend has completed 3 doses of rabies vaccination (rabivax-s). He has some dry skin on his hand. A stray dog licked on the dry skin while he was trying feed it. Is additional vaccination required or can he continue with the normal scheduled doses?
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Hello. He is fully vaccinated. Nothing to worry.
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Don't worry , no need to vaccinate further.
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Not usually.
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For lick no need on antirabies if any scratch u have to take vaccine
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This is category - 1 case of dog bite . No requirement of immunoglobulin (Ig) . For more information go for consultation
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No more vaccination required
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Normal schedule.
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Normal schedule is enough.
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No additional vaccination is required and he can continue with the normal schedule doses
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If your friend already completed 3 doses of a pre-exposure or ongoing post-exposure schedule, a dog licking on intact skin or only dry skin (no fresh wound, no bleeding, no broken skin) does NOT require any additional rabies vaccination.
He should:
Just wash the area with soap and water.
Continue the remaining scheduled doses normally (if he is mid-way through a PEP schedule).
No extra booster is needed unless the skin was actually broken (fresh cut/abrasion).
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Not a problem unless the skin is broken , bleeding, lost its integrity
He can continue with the normal scheduled doses
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Your friend does not need any extra rabies vaccine for this incident.
He can simply continue his normal scheduled doses.
Dry skin is not considered an open wound. For rabies transmission to occur, the dog’s saliva must enter:
a fresh bleeding wound
a deep scratch
a bite
A dog licking intact or mildly dry skin is classified as Category I exposure, which means zero risk and no additional vaccination is required.
Also, since your friend has already taken 3 doses of Rabivax-S, his body is already producing strong antibodies and he is protected even if such contact happens.
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So the correct approach is:No extra shot needed
Continue the remaining scheduled doses as planned
Wash the area with soap and water (which he already did or can do)
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Please consult with a bit more details
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Dr. Sajid Ali
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No vaccination is needed again
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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Please consult
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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Need few more details
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Dr. Aparna Narayanaswamy
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Vaccine not needed, you are 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. Jaspreet Singh Anand
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Nice query. Dog licks on intact skin don’t need rabies vaccine. Your friend is safe, no need to worry :)
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No further rabies injections required.
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Wash the area with soap and water.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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Normal schedule
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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
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation and
• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life . ....
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Complete dose of vaccine
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Dr. Valli Ponsing
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He can continue the normal schedule
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