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Is Anti Rabies Vaccination Necessary After Being Licked By A Dog?

I was licked by a dog in Thailand 7 days ago and now I'm freaking out. Is it too late to get the vaccine? I was licked once on my finger (no open wound) by a normal looking dog. I washed my hands with an antibacterial gel (purell) immediately afterwards. I was not worried about it but when I got back from thailand (today) I realized a had a yeast infection (vaginal) and now I'll all worried it may have been caused by a weak immune system due to my body trying to fight off the rabies virus. Help!!
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As you were licked by a dog according to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat II to which thorough wound washing along with minimum of three doses of antirabies vaccine should be taken.

As you have washed the wound thoroughly with antibacterial gel it will wash off the rabies virus if any present in the wound. As you are mentioning regarding the fungal infection of the vagina it is no where concerned with the dog bite.

Rabies is a disease which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. So the genital fungal infection is common in females because of the normal anatomy of the female reproductive system.

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Is Anti Rabies Vaccination Necessary After Being Licked By A Dog?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As you were licked by a dog according to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat II to which thorough wound washing along with minimum of three doses of antirabies vaccine should be taken. As you have washed the wound thoroughly with antibacterial gel it will wash off the rabies virus if any present in the wound. As you are mentioning regarding the fungal infection of the vagina it is no where concerned with the dog bite. Rabies is a disease which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. So the genital fungal infection is common in females because of the normal anatomy of the female reproductive system. Thank you.