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Could Taking Vaccine 8 Days After Dog Bite Cause Serious Health Issues?

hi..i got a dog bite..after 8 days..i go to hospital to get a vaccinebut the nurses the worries me because she told me the vaccine should inject within 3days after the dog bite..how ever they still inject me a vacine first shot yesterday feb.26 and the other shot in the following day..should i be worried about the nurses told me?
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Hi & Welcome.
Taking anti-rabies vaccine 8 days after the dog bite will not cause any serious health issues.
Ideally, the first dose of anti-rabies vaccine should be taken as soon as possible after exposure; failing that, it should be given without further delay as in your case.
If the dog is a stray dog, take 4 doses of anti-rabies vaccine as per the dosage schedule on days 0 (1st dose), 3 ,7 & 14.
Since the incubation period of rabies virus (in humans) ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months. So, if you forgot to take the first dose immediately soon after the dog bite, it may be taken without any further delay.
So, there's nothing to worry.
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Could Taking Vaccine 8 Days After Dog Bite Cause Serious Health Issues?

Hi & Welcome. Taking anti-rabies vaccine 8 days after the dog bite will not cause any serious health issues. Ideally, the first dose of anti-rabies vaccine should be taken as soon as possible after exposure; failing that, it should be given without further delay as in your case. If the dog is a stray dog, take 4 doses of anti-rabies vaccine as per the dosage schedule on days 0 (1st dose), 3 ,7 & 14. Since the incubation period of rabies virus (in humans) ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months. So, if you forgot to take the first dose immediately soon after the dog bite, it may be taken without any further delay. So, there s nothing to worry.