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Is It Important To Finish The Complete Dosage Of Anti Rabies Treatment?
I have a 2months old pet dog in my house . He is not vaccinated. Few days before he scratched my 4yrs old son. It ws just a minor wound. I have started anti rabbies treatment After 5days.three doses r complete nw. Should I need to continue rest of other two doses. Be coz I heard tht if the dog is not rabbid then later on it will effect my son dangerously . Is it true.
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease which occurs in more than 150 countries and territories. Infection causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mostly in Asia and Africa. 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age. Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths. Immediate wound cleansing and immunization within a few hours after contact with a suspect rabid animal can prevent the onset of rabies and death.
I would strongly suggest you to complete the whole course of anti-rabies injections. If the dog is not rabies infected, then there is nothing to be worried about. Its important to get completely vaccinated because it protects your child completely and also in case he is exposed again later in life the number of injections will reduce to just 2 in number. For any further questions, do contact us.
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Is It Important To Finish The Complete Dosage Of Anti Rabies Treatment?
Hi Welcome to the HCM Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease which occurs in more than 150 countries and territories. Infection causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mostly in Asia and Africa. 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age. Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths. Immediate wound cleansing and immunization within a few hours after contact with a suspect rabid animal can prevent the onset of rabies and death. I would strongly suggest you to complete the whole course of anti-rabies injections. If the dog is not rabies infected, then there is nothing to be worried about. Its important to get completely vaccinated because it protects your child completely and also in case he is exposed again later in life the number of injections will reduce to just 2 in number. For any further questions, do contact us.