Properly handled when bitten by a cat dog

Wash the wound thoroughly for 15 minutes with water, antiseptic with 70 ° or Povidone alcohol, rabies vaccine with 5 intramuscular injections or 4 injections in the skin.

According to doctors in Ho Chi Minh City Preventive Medicine Center, rabies is an acute viral encephalitis caused by a virus . The disease is spread mainly through bites or scratches, licking wild animals on damaged skin. Some manifestations of rabies in humans are fear of water, fear of wind, seizures, paralysis and death.

Once rabies, the death rate is almost 100% for both humans and animals. Rabies in humans can prevent and treat prophylaxis with rabies or anti-rabies serum. Vaccination of rabies for both humans and animals is an effective measure to prevent rabies.

When bitten by a rabid dog or rabid dog, need:

1. Rinse all bites thoroughly, scratch for 15 minutes with water and soap or clean water.
2. Antiseptic with 70 ° alcohol or iodine, Povidone, Iodine to reduce the amount of rabies virus at the bite. Common disinfectants such as alcohol, alcohol, soap, shampoo, bath oil can be used to wash the wound immediately after being bitten.
3. While washing the wound, do not further injure the wound or make it wider.
4. Go to the immunization facility right away to get advice from a doctor and appoint a rabies vaccination.
5. Inform your doctor about the status of the animal that bites and follows the animal within 15 days of being bitten or scratched. During the 15-day follow-up, if the animal exhibits abnormalities such as being sick, dying, missing, sold or killed . go see a doctor immediately.

Vaccination of rabies for both humans and animals is an effective measure to prevent rabies.

Vaccination against rabies

1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis applies to people at high risk of exposure to rabies viruses such as veterinarians, rangers, animal breeders, laboratory workers working with rabies virus, dog slaughterers , people and people traveling to rabies circulating areas.
2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (intramuscular or intradermal) with 3 basic shots on days 0-7-21-28. Repeat one nose after one year, then repeat every 3-5 years.
3. Post-exposure prophylaxis should be conducted as soon as possible after being scratched and bitten by animals. Vaccination schedule for each case will be consulted by the doctor at the vaccination facility.
4. When vaccination against rabies, it is necessary to adhere to a full dose of vaccine, on schedule, without drinking alcohol, without corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs.
5. Preventive treatment after exposure to intramuscular regimens on days 0-3-7-14-28. Intradermal injections on days 0-3-7-28.

Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health recommends:

1. Adequate vaccinations for dogs, cats and annual booster injections according to the veterinary industry's recommendations.
2. Do not drop dogs and cats freely.
3. Street dogs must be worn with muzzles.
4. Do not play, tease cats and dogs.
5. Absolutely do not use herbal medicine, do not cure yourself, and do not ask healers to treat rabies.