A member asked:

Hi yesterday i got bit by a dog from the street its not that big but the bite is red and i feel my leg numb and sored what should i do?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Go to ED please: Unless you provoked the dog and you know who owns it or know its vaccination history, you are at risk not only in getting a skin infection such as cellulitis, you are also at risk for a necrotizing fasciitis , rabies, tetanus. You will require a thorough work up while your local authorities search for then and it's own.

Answered 10/22/2012

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Recommend evaluation: You could have developed an infection. You might need rabies shot, tetanus shot, antibiotics or wound care.

Answered 6/27/2019

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