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3 days ago I was feeding a stray dog and it accidentally scratched my hand a bit (1 cm scratch). There was only couple drops of blood and the scratch is healed now. Do I need to get rabies injection?
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Yes, you need to get rabies vaccine.
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Since it is a stray dog, and you cannot keep a watch on this dog for 10 days from the date of bite, no one can guarantee that dog is not infected. Since rabies has no treatment to be on safer side it is advised that you take total 5 doses of rabies cellular vaccine at the earliest.
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