What is the first aid to treat a person who is bitten by a dog?

 
The greatest fear from a dog bite is of contracting Rabies. The treatment for Rabies is vaccination after a bite from a suspected infected animal or after a bite from an unknown or unobservable animal. Apart from Rabies, dog bites can also cause various other diseases. Saliva of dogs contain bacteria and other organisms that can cause disease in humans. First aid in case of a dog bite is to _immediately_ wash the wound thoroughly with running water and soap. This will cleanse the area of most of the infective organisms, thus decreasing the injected dose of organism. _Do not_ bandage the area unless it is bleeding profusely. Once this is done, you should immediately consult a doctor for further treatment.