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My dog scratched my throat by accident and it left a mark (it's red now). do i have to disinfect it or not?
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Scratch: Wash w soap ; water, apply antibiotic ointment ; cover w bandaid /bandage. Get tetanus shot if you haven’t had one in last 10 years or your don’t know.
Answered 3/8/2014
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