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A member asked:
A dog scratched me with nail, the dog is healthy even after 20 days post the nail scratch, do i still need to get vaccinated against rabies ?
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No: Assuming the dog has had its rabie shots,you would be safe.if not, you wwould hhave already contracted rabies and be sick, so you are safe
Answered 3/6/2018
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No: Rabies can not be transmitted from a nail scratch. The saliva from the infected animal must come in contact with broken skin/a bite wound or a mucous membrane, such as the mouth or eyes. So you don't need the post-exposure injections. But if because of your geographic location or activities you are at risk of contracting rabies in the future, you should strongly consider the preventive vaccine.
Answered 4/23/2018
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