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How Many Anti Rabies Vaccines Should One Have After Bitten By A Dog?

hi my name is Raghav .one of street dog attacked on my on 28/3/15.There was no sign of cut.I diagnose from Doctor.But i came to know there was small spit on my hand.Same day i took VAXIRAB injection ,another injection i took on 1/4/15 and another 7/4/15.Till now i had 3 injection.Plz let me know the further step and how many more injection i have to take
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,

I am sorry you were bitten. I can give you recommendations for rabies vaccinations as they are done in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control here.

There are a total of 4 rabies vaccine injections, on days 0, 3, 7, 14. So there is one more injection of vaccine you will need.

Here we also recommend one dose of rabies immune globulin (RIG) in addition to the rabies vaccine. Rabies immune globulin is not a vaccine. It is an injection of antibodies to the virus itself. It should be given at the site of the attack and any remaining volume of the injection should be given IM (in a muscle) at a site distant from where the vaccine is given. Also, RIG should not be administered in the same syringe as vaccine. Because RIG might partially suppress production of antibody, no more than the recommended dose should be given.

The CDC recommends that people be given RIG even if initial treatment with it has been delayed.

Here is a link to their information: http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/

I hope this information is helpful.
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How Many Anti Rabies Vaccines Should One Have After Bitten By A Dog?

Hello and welcome to HCM, I am sorry you were bitten. I can give you recommendations for rabies vaccinations as they are done in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control here. There are a total of 4 rabies vaccine injections, on days 0, 3, 7, 14. So there is one more injection of vaccine you will need. Here we also recommend one dose of rabies immune globulin (RIG) in addition to the rabies vaccine. Rabies immune globulin is not a vaccine. It is an injection of antibodies to the virus itself. It should be given at the site of the attack and any remaining volume of the injection should be given IM (in a muscle) at a site distant from where the vaccine is given. Also, RIG should not be administered in the same syringe as vaccine. Because RIG might partially suppress production of antibody, no more than the recommended dose should be given. The CDC recommends that people be given RIG even if initial treatment with it has been delayed. Here is a link to their information: http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/ I hope this information is helpful.