DEAR DOCTOR, THIS MORNING ,ONE OF MY RELATIVES GERMAN SCHEPARD DOG ,TRIED TO ATTACK ME, AND SCRATCHED ON MY SHOULDER WITH ITS NAIL ,STARTED BLEED, MYSELF APPLIED DETTOL AND CLEANED THE SPOT, BUT AFTER THAT,I FEEL LIKE HEAD ACH,FEVER AND MY BODT STARTED GETTING TRUMBLING AFTER THAT,AND I FEEL A KIND OF FEAR IN ME, MY FRIEND INFORMED THAT , THE DOG WAS VACCINATED AND NOTHING TO WORRY.BUT STILL I FEEL SOME THING HARD. WHAT MEDICINE OR INJECTION SHOULD I TAKE AT THIS SITUATION ,PLEASE ADVICE ME. THANKS .vasu from chennai
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Rabies is a disease which is also transmitted by bite of the monkey, it is a 100% fatal disease, but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were scratched by your relatives German Shepard dog on your shoulder which has led to bleeding and the dog was vaccinated against the disease rabies, according to WHO categorizes it has been categorized into Cat III. Cat III requires both active and passive immunization. Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28 (if the dog is healthy you can stop the vaccine after the third dose). The vaccine should be taken to the shoulder by the intramuscular route. You need to take a shot of tetanus injection too. The aforementioned treatment will protect you against developing the disease rabies. Thank you.