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What Diet Restrictions Should Be Followed After A Dog Bite?

Hi, I had a dog bite on 30th Dec 2013 and blood came from the bitten place, immediately washed the wound with soap and took rabies vaccine which is the first dose and on 2nd I took second dose and today I took 3rd with this I have completed 3 doses and 2 doses yet took be taken. I want to know the diet restrictions, reactions when rabiepur injection taken and also the time takes for complete recovery from the infection and injury.
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were bit by a dog for which you have taken care of your wound with thorough wound wash and antirabies vaccine of three doses on days 0,3 and 7.

Adequate and complete treatment is of at most importance in any dog bite. As such there is no diet restrictions and they can have whatever they are having regularly.

If you are a alcoholic and smoker you need to restrict that as it hampers the immune system to produce adequate and protective rabies virus neutralizing antibody titres.
Thank you.
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What Diet Restrictions Should Be Followed After A Dog Bite?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were bit by a dog for which you have taken care of your wound with thorough wound wash and antirabies vaccine of three doses on days 0,3 and 7. Adequate and complete treatment is of at most importance in any dog bite. As such there is no diet restrictions and they can have whatever they are having regularly. If you are a alcoholic and smoker you need to restrict that as it hampers the immune system to produce adequate and protective rabies virus neutralizing antibody titres. Thank you.