Suggest Dosage For Rabipur Vaccination

Posted on Wed, 4 May 2016

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Question : I was bitten by a dog and I have taken all the five injection but after 12 days of fourth injection I was bitten again and after seven days of fifth injection I was bitten again by a street dog and again after 14 days of fifth injection I have taken another one injection do I need more shots .
Pls help me

TOTAL I HAVE TAKEN 6 INJECTIONS
RABIPUR.
0 3 7 14 28 42

Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No more rabipur

Detailed Answer:
Hi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
You have already taken complete cover of vaccination and no need for any additional rabipur but do take tetanus vaccine also if you have not taken yet.
You are getting too frequent dog bites, be careful of stray dogs and keep distance from sreet dogs.
I hope the advise will be helpful for you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ram Choudhary (52 minutes later)

Sir I was in great tention
Sir r u sure that after so many frequent bites 1 additional injection after 14 days of fifth injection is enough
Help me sir

Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (36 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No more rabipur for this exposure

Detailed Answer:
Hi sourab
Welcome back.
You should not panic at all because you have already crossed the dangerous period and now you have been immunized.
In unimmunized bites there is an option to give human rabies immunoglobulin intradermal at bite site but that must be given within first week of the bite. Anyway that is not a need now in your case.
You must protect yourself from further bites and offcourse get tetanus immunization.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar