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Do I Need To Take Injection ?

today morning i stepped over dog. Dog had scratched me little bit near my foot although no blood has com out it is very little scratch with dogs saliva. no blood at all. Do i need to take injection ? whatz injection name ?
Wed, 2 Nov 2011
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I think you should visit a doctor to be on the safer side as it is a street dog you never know if the dog is suffering from rabbies or not.Though it is minor scratch but one should be careful,as the salive contains a lot of bacteria and enough to cause serious infection.
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Hello irfan,
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unless the dog was showing the following symptoms: foaming at the mouth (obviously) glazed eyes, and staggering .. Still my suggestion visit a doctor take tetanus

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Do I Need To Take Injection ?

I think you should visit a doctor to be on the safer side as it is a street dog you never know if the dog is suffering from rabbies or not.Though it is minor scratch but one should be careful,as the salive contains a lot of bacteria and enough to cause serious infection.