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Is Rabipur Vaccine And Immunoglobin Vaccine Enough To Avoid Rabies?

A Street dog bites my sister aged 11.the dog died on the third day biting my sister.on post morterm the dog was found to have rabies.but my sister had taken rabipur vaccine immeadiately after 1 hour.on the fifth day she was given human immunoglobin vaccine named KAMRAB.is these vaccines enough or any extra treatment should be given to her?please advice
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As your sister was bitten by confirmed rabid dog for which she was given a shot of antirabies vaccine and the passive immunization after a span of 5 days following the death of the dog. The KAMRAB (Human rabies immunoglobulin) helps to destroy the rabies virus at the bite site.

She need to take the vaccine as per the schedule on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. The KABRAB which is given only once to provide the passive immunity but the active immunization with antirabies vaccine should be continued.

So I suggest you to complete the antirabies vaccine as per the schedule and don't take any risk with this disease which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable.
Thank you.
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Is Rabipur Vaccine And Immunoglobin Vaccine Enough To Avoid Rabies?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As your sister was bitten by confirmed rabid dog for which she was given a shot of antirabies vaccine and the passive immunization after a span of 5 days following the death of the dog. The KAMRAB (Human rabies immunoglobulin) helps to destroy the rabies virus at the bite site. She need to take the vaccine as per the schedule on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. The KABRAB which is given only once to provide the passive immunity but the active immunization with antirabies vaccine should be continued. So I suggest you to complete the antirabies vaccine as per the schedule and don t take any risk with this disease which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable. Thank you.