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Suggest Remedy For Dog Bite

my daughter (9yrs old) was bit by a street dog on 5 may 2011 and the wound was not cleansed as we don't know .rabies vaccine and TT were given after half an hour of the bite. on 7 may 2011 immunoglobulin (400/-) was given at the site of the bite. she has taken 4 doses till now 8/511, 12/5/11 and 19/5/11. after the third vaccine she got fever and leg pains. she taken medicine (p-750 1/2)for fever and some antibiotics as suggested by the doctor. how far she is safe now ? and she got fever (99 0 F) after the 4 th dose taken on 19/5/2011. how long the fever will be if it is the side effect of the vaccine? and the dog (as per her) is well.
Thu, 20 Aug 2015
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Hi & Welcome to HCM.
I appreciate your concern for your beloved daughter.

Since she has already received FOUR doses of anti rabies vaccine on the days 0,3,7, & 14 following the dog bite and the street dog according to her found to be healthy even after 14 days, she is protected against rabies.
Besides she was also injected anti rabies immunoglobin at the wound so there is nothing to worry.

The anti rabies vaccines are generally found to be safe, side effects like body ache, fever can occur which can be managed by giving medicine like paracetamol to reduce the body temperature.

Another possibility is she might have developed wound infection resulting in fever and for which antibiotics were prescribed, let her complete the course of the antibiotics and paractamol the fever will subside soon.

Hope to have answered your query.
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Suggest Remedy For Dog Bite

Hi & Welcome to HCM. I appreciate your concern for your beloved daughter. Since she has already received FOUR doses of anti rabies vaccine on the days 0,3,7, & 14 following the dog bite and the street dog according to her found to be healthy even after 14 days, she is protected against rabies. Besides she was also injected anti rabies immunoglobin at the wound so there is nothing to worry. The anti rabies vaccines are generally found to be safe, side effects like body ache, fever can occur which can be managed by giving medicine like paracetamol to reduce the body temperature. Another possibility is she might have developed wound infection resulting in fever and for which antibiotics were prescribed, let her complete the course of the antibiotics and paractamol the fever will subside soon. Hope to have answered your query.