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Suggest Treatment To Be Taken After Bitten By A Dog

My daughter is 25 years old, yesterday she was scratched not really bitten by a domestic dog in Beirut, she cleaned the area and she is ok.. still worried does she need to have injections..in the last 2 years she has been traveling through Africa and central America (not sue if she had tetanus injection)
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
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Hi & Welcome.
I appreciate your concern for your daughter.
It is unfortunate to know that she is bitten by a dog.

If the scratch marks are caused by the teeth of the biting animal, then she must take 5 doses of anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 & 28 following the bite or scratch. If your domestic dog remained healthy at the end of 10 days of receiving the vaccination, the remaining doses on days 14 & 28 may be discontinued.

Since she is not sure of her tetanus toxoid shots, she must also receive a booster dose of tetanus toxoid.

Hope to have answered your query.
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Suggest Treatment To Be Taken After Bitten By A Dog

Hi & Welcome. I appreciate your concern for your daughter. It is unfortunate to know that she is bitten by a dog. If the scratch marks are caused by the teeth of the biting animal, then she must take 5 doses of anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 & 28 following the bite or scratch. If your domestic dog remained healthy at the end of 10 days of receiving the vaccination, the remaining doses on days 14 & 28 may be discontinued. Since she is not sure of her tetanus toxoid shots, she must also receive a booster dose of tetanus toxoid. Hope to have answered your query.