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Anti-rabies Injection Given To A Child After A Dog Bite. Chances Of Rabies?

"Sir,
my 4 yrs. son was bitten by a street dog on 20/05/201and the dog already bitten 1 or 2 people but it is not sure that the dog was mad or not. We immediately went to hospital and doctor cleaned the wound and gave 3 injections to my son after that one injection given on 23/05/2013 and doctor told us one injection will give on 27/05/2013 and one after 21 days ...Sir Kindly tell me after taking this anti rabies injections is rabies infection possible?
Tue, 28 May 2013
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Hello,
thanks for using health care magic

According to WHO, management of post-exposure after a canine bite is depended on the category of exposure and if the dog has a vaccination history and if it survives the next 10 days after the biting.

-category I – touching or feeding animals, licks on the skin
-category II - nibbling of uncovered skin, minor scratches or abrasions without bleeding, licks on broken skin
-category III – single or multiple transdermal bites or scratches, contamination of mucous membrane with saliva from licks;

In category I, adequate cleaning is sufficient. In category II, in addition to cleaning, immediate vaccination is required. For category III, immediate vaccination, intramuscular antibodies and cleaning is needed. The post exposure vaccination consists of 4 or 5 injections scheduled over a period of four weeks.

When the post exposure is followed correctly, the chances of developing rabies are limited or rare.

Dogs that die after within 10 days following the bite are highly contagious and dogs that are up to date with their vaccination are less likely to be contagious.

Hope this helps you
Best regards
Dr Achuo
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Anti-rabies Injection Given To A Child After A Dog Bite. Chances Of Rabies?

Hello, thanks for using health care magic According to WHO, management of post-exposure after a canine bite is depended on the category of exposure and if the dog has a vaccination history and if it survives the next 10 days after the biting. -category I – touching or feeding animals, licks on the skin -category II - nibbling of uncovered skin, minor scratches or abrasions without bleeding, licks on broken skin -category III – single or multiple transdermal bites or scratches, contamination of mucous membrane with saliva from licks; In category I, adequate cleaning is sufficient. In category II, in addition to cleaning, immediate vaccination is required. For category III, immediate vaccination, intramuscular antibodies and cleaning is needed. The post exposure vaccination consists of 4 or 5 injections scheduled over a period of four weeks. When the post exposure is followed correctly, the chances of developing rabies are limited or rare. Dogs that die after within 10 days following the bite are highly contagious and dogs that are up to date with their vaccination are less likely to be contagious. Hope this helps you Best regards Dr Achuo