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What Is The Course Of Vaccinations For Dog Bite And How Long Does Its Effect Last ?
By completing one rabipur course of 3 injections (pre-exposure) and a booster every year - would this protect me against a bite by a rabid dog???
Thu, 12 Apr 2012
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First of all I would like to inform you that Rabies is the ultimate fatal disease where post-exposure vaccine is the only treatment(sometimes along with immmunoglobulin).When any rabitic animal(dog,monkey,cat,wild rodent etc.)bites then vaccination should be started immediately.In your case two dose of vaccine is need.
1.day-o and
2.day-3.
This will be repeated in every subsequent bite.
Thanking you.
Welcome to HCM
First of all I would like to inform you that Rabies is the ultimate fatal disease where post-exposure vaccine is the only treatment(sometimes along with immmunoglobulin).When any rabitic animal(dog,monkey,cat,wild rodent etc.)bites then vaccination should be started immediately.In your case two dose of vaccine is need.
1.day-o and
2.day-3.
This will be repeated in every subsequent bite.
Thanking you.
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No not in any way. Rabipur is a vaccine used for postexposure prophylaxis provided the dog which injured you was not rabid. If the dog was rabid then you need to take vaccination plus immunoglobulins as well.
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