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Puppy Died 10 Days After Biting Me. Can I Get Rabies Or Should I Get Vaccinated?
Hi sir, one month before i was bitten by a dog, but there was no bleeding and very minute skin was ruptured (not easily seen) at that day i rushed to the hospital and doctor prescribed me for antibiotic tablets at that time the small puppy was looking like good but within 10 days it was died. so i am fearing that i could be a patient of rabies, what should i do? can i be infected? are there any chances of such condition? should i get vaccinated? which vaccine and how many doses?
Thu, 6 Mar 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
This is the disease where you should not take any risk, because it is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable.
When you was bit by the dog then only you should have washed wound thoroughly with soap and water and taken atleast 3 doses of antirabies vaccine into your deltoid, only because in rabies endemic area we never know which animal caries rabies virus.
As the puppy has died, i would suggest you to start double dose of antirabies vaccines on to the deltoid and complete the remaining 4 doses of vaccine. In addition to antirabies vaccine you need to take rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) into and around the bite site.
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
This is the disease where you should not take any risk, because it is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable.
When you was bit by the dog then only you should have washed wound thoroughly with soap and water and taken atleast 3 doses of antirabies vaccine into your deltoid, only because in rabies endemic area we never know which animal caries rabies virus.
As the puppy has died, i would suggest you to start double dose of antirabies vaccines on to the deltoid and complete the remaining 4 doses of vaccine. In addition to antirabies vaccine you need to take rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) into and around the bite site.
Thank you.
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