Tetanus ... Help!

   The dog is unlikely to have infected you with tetanus, as it is a little certain that it has not met other animals that may have the disease. I have big dogs that have "bitten" me more than once while playing, but I'm healthy. If you are very worried, the best solution is to go to the doctor. But I don't think you're infected.

   Once vaccinated there is no problem :))))

   Tetanus ?? What is this? : D

   I do not know what to tell you? I was bitten by a pet dog a month ago! It wasn't much of a wound, but I immediately called my GP and he recommended that I get a tetanus shot and call the anti-rabies center! For tetanus is done within 24 hours after the bite! I went and they gave me the injection! As for rabies, I was told that if I know the dog and he is well within 14 days, then he is not rabid! Thank God your puppy is alive and well! Do it against tetanus - it is light, does not hurt and no diet is followed! It costs BGN 3! Then 6 months you have a secure immunity! I don't know how old you are? In general, as babies and children, we are immunized against tetanus and we have a good immunity, which weakens with age and that is why re-immunizations are given every 10 years! Talk to a doctor about these things if you don't believe me! There is also a lot of information on the net! I hope all is well! Success!

   To number 1. The dogs themselves do not get sick and do not transmit tetanus! Possible burying of a person by a dog can occur when bitten by a dog's teeth contaminated with mud or other dirt! If his snout is boiling somewhere and there are tetanus viruses on his teeth and he bites with them! This is how tetanus is transmitted and you understand that the probability is small and depends on the hygiene of the dog!

   If the dog was infected - by a human, as correctly noted above, and if she had developed the symptoms, you would not be writing here now .... tetanus has a 100 percent mortality if it catches you ... but that's what vaccines are made for. Personally, for 23 years of medical practice I have not seen a case of tetanus :)) Calm down!