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In What Time Gap To Take Rabies Vaccination If Dog Bite?
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i have got dog byte on my knee ,but skin was not broken also no abrasive and the dog was street dog after that i didn't watched actually the dog which bited me is because of night time i am coming on the street.for around 36 days i am not taken any injection but only the place knee i feel burning sense.then i decided to take vaccination.Is it effective taking at this time gap of around for me other than knee also thie burning sense no other problems.no swelling at the bite place.this anti rabbies will work now or not ,how long a rabbies will live inside humen body and how this anti rabies will destroy the inside rabies.
thanks
i have got dog byte on my knee ,but skin was not broken also no abrasive and the dog was street dog after that i didn't watched actually the dog which bited me is because of night time i am coming on the street.for around 36 days i am not taken any injection but only the place knee i feel burning sense.then i decided to take vaccination.Is it effective taking at this time gap of around for me other than knee also thie burning sense no other problems.no swelling at the bite place.this anti rabbies will work now or not ,how long a rabbies will live inside humen body and how this anti rabies will destroy the inside rabies.
thanks
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
Thanks for your query at HCM!
I went through your query!
It is right that you started vaccination complete it 0,3,7,14,28 and 90 days.
Rabies has variable incubation period 2 to 12 weeks sometimes longer.
Treatment after exposure can prevent the disease if administered promptly, generally within 10 days of infection.
Even with significant delay in vaccination still has a chance of success.
It is also possible that the dog had no rabies in saliva bit must have been watched for 10 days. In that case no need to worry.
You are doing best treatment and have no CNS symptoms so very little chances of disease.
The vaccine works by antibody development to combat the infection inside.
Happy to take more queries! You can also write a review for me.
Take care!
Dr. Sheetal Verma
Infectious Disease Specialist
I went through your query!
It is right that you started vaccination complete it 0,3,7,14,28 and 90 days.
Rabies has variable incubation period 2 to 12 weeks sometimes longer.
Treatment after exposure can prevent the disease if administered promptly, generally within 10 days of infection.
Even with significant delay in vaccination still has a chance of success.
It is also possible that the dog had no rabies in saliva bit must have been watched for 10 days. In that case no need to worry.
You are doing best treatment and have no CNS symptoms so very little chances of disease.
The vaccine works by antibody development to combat the infection inside.
Happy to take more queries! You can also write a review for me.
Take care!
Dr. Sheetal Verma
Infectious Disease Specialist
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