Hi I was almost bitten by a dog 24hrs ago It was a stray dog in office campus and it caught my leg. I dont have any skin break out or bleeding. It was just swollen for sometime and then a dot blood clot that I can see I have taken tetanus after 14hrs of bite Do I need to be vaccinated ?
Hi & Welcome to Chat Doctor. You need to take anti rabies vaccination. The fact that rabies is a fatal disease and the virus responsible for this disease is transmitted in the saliva of the rabid animal like dog. Since you had a dog bite without a penetrative wound but noticed swelling and a blood clot that could have resulted from scratches or abrasions which resulting in swelling or clot formation due to actual bite with saliva. So, you need to take at least 4 intramuscular injections on days 0, 3, 7, & 14 into the deltoid muscle. Along with in tetanus toxic (which you have already taken) a thorough washing of the wound with soap/detergent and water, followed by the application of ethanol or an aqueous solution of iodine or provide should also be done. Hope to have answered your query. Best wishes.