Is it necessary to get rabies vaccine if the dog claws scratch the skin without bleeding?

Rabies vaccine refers to rabies vaccine. Rabies vaccine is generally required when the skin is scratched by dog claws without bleeding.

According to the level of rabies exposure, the degree of animal scratch can be divided into primary exposure, secondary exposure and tertiary exposure. Primary exposure means that the skin is in good condition and there is no risk of rabies virus infection; secondary exposure means that the patient has skin lesions but no bleeding. At this time, the patient needs to take preventive measures, debridement treatment and rabies vaccine; tertiary exposure means that the patient has skin lesions and bleeding, and rabies vaccine and rabies immunoglobulin are required. To sum up, it is secondary exposure to be scratched by dog claws without bleeding. Rabies vaccine is needed to prevent rabies virus infection and reduce the risk of rabies.