Do children need to be vaccinated if they are bitten by a dog? 90% of people will do this. It’s too dangerous…

Question 1: Hello Dr. Cui, the girl is 7 years old. She was bitten by a dog a week ago. She didn’t tell her family. How should she deal with it now? It has been more than 24 hours, is the vaccine still effective? Dr. Cui Lixia answered: There is no specific requirement for the injection time. The earlier the rabies vaccine is administered, the better. Therefore, take your children to the epidemic prevention station for vaccination as soon as possible. In addition, parents should do the following in daily life: 1. Do not let children touch strange dogs, cats and other animals at will. When encountering stray dogs, do not feed them or tease them; 2. If a dog wants to approach while walking on the road, do not Yell, bend down to pick up stones, and kick the dog to avoid irritating it. Under normal circumstances, the dog will leave automatically after a while; 3. Once bitten by a dog, even if the skin is slightly broken, be sure to tell an adult immediately , adults won’t blame them, don’t hide anything, they need to get vaccinated as soon as possible; 4. If a child likes small animals and playing with them, adults must stay with them. Question 2: Hello doctor, there is a long strip in the middle of the baby\’s tongue without tongue coating. What\’s going on? Dr. Wang Jing answered: It may be geographic tongue. Babies with this symptom like to sleep on their stomachs at night and drool during the day. This is usually caused by poor spleen and stomach. You can eat something to strengthen the spleen and stomach. Question 3: Hello doctor, my baby has a lot of purple spots on his body. It’s been three or four days and it’s all over his body. What’s going on? Dr. Li Tinghui answered: This is allergic purpura, which may be caused by viral infection, food allergy, mosquito bites, and pollen dust irritation. There are spots all over the body and it feels a bit heavy. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination to understand the specific condition and further treatment.

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