Dogs at home need to be vaccinated after biting them. Under normal circumstances, even if your pet dog has been vaccinated, there is a certain chance of being infected with rabies virus. In addition, rabies is a fatal disease that develops quickly and has a fatality rate as high as 100%. And the incubation period of rabies is uncertain. The incubation period is usually 1-3 months, but there are also incubation periods of more than one year. Therefore, for your own health, you need to get the vaccine within 3 hours after being bitten.

What to do if you are accidentally bitten by a dog:

1. Find a running water source immediately and use soap and other alkaline cleaning supplies to clean it. It is recommended to rinse for a longer time .

2. After cleaning, apply iodophor for disinfection.

3. If the wound is large, it is recommended to go to the hospital for wound treatment.

4. Get rabies vaccine promptly.

5. It is recommended that patients avoid smoking, alcoholism and other bad habits after vaccination, so as to prevent the vaccine from being affected and losing its efficacy.