Get the App
For Doctors
Login/Sign-up
Health Query
Share
Bookmark
Report
I got scratched by dog month ago and got 3 shots of arv id. After a month again dog scratched me should I take pep again or last pep course will protect me?
1Doctor Answered
89% (23 ratings)
Ask Free Question
A full course of arv gives protection for 1 year for repeat exposure within the year you don't need to repeat arv. Wash the scratch with soap.
0 person found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YESSOMEWHATNO
Take help from the best doctors
Suggestions offered by doctors on Lybrate are of advisory nature i.e., for educational and informational purposes only. Content posted on, created for, or compiled by Lybrate is not intended or designed to replace your doctor's independent judgment about any symptom, condition, or the appropriateness or risks of a procedure or treatment for a given person.
Book appointment with top doctors for Dog Bite treatment
View fees, clinic timings and reviews
Ask a free question
Get FREE multiple opinions from Doctors
posted anonymously
Treatment Enquiry
Get treatment costs, find best hospitals/clinics and know other details