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Are Four Shots Of Verorab Necessary After Being Bitten By Street Dog?

my wife got bitten in her leg by a street dog (she was wearing a jeans - which was not torn but she was wounded), she went to a pharmacy and took a "Verorab" shot after purifying the wound and putting a powder antibiotic on it, do i have to give her the rest of the four shots?
                                                                 
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concerns.

I am sorry to hear that your wife was bitten by a street dog. She did get appropriate treatment and is currently taking Verorab injections for prevention of rabies. Since this dog was a street dog and more than likely not immunized against rabies you wife needs to continue to take the injections. Rabies is a viral disease transmitted through saliva of infected animals and since the dog who bite your wife is unvaccinated or possibly infected I strongly urge that she continue with the injections

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Are Four Shots Of Verorab Necessary After Being Bitten By Street Dog?

Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concerns. I am sorry to hear that your wife was bitten by a street dog. She did get appropriate treatment and is currently taking Verorab injections for prevention of rabies. Since this dog was a street dog and more than likely not immunized against rabies you wife needs to continue to take the injections. Rabies is a viral disease transmitted through saliva of infected animals and since the dog who bite your wife is unvaccinated or possibly infected I strongly urge that she continue with the injections Hope I answered your question. Please contact us again with your medical concerns