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For How Long Is The Rabipur Injection Effective?

Posted on Sat, 18 Jun 2016

Question: I was bitten by a dog and I have taken all the five doses but after 12 days of fourth injection and 2 days before the fifth injection I was bitten again by a stray dog and again after 7 days of fifth injection again I was bitten after that I have taken another injection after 14 days of fifth injection .
Total I have taken 6 injections
0 3 7 14 28 42 RABIPUR

I am in great tension and anxiety
Do I need more doses
Help me sir

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Depend on grade of bite.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
In general if the bite was low risk you don't need any further vaccines.
However if the bite was high risk that is involving deep cuts then you should go ahead for Rabies immunoglobulin.
I hope it helps.
If you have any further query, please ask me.

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

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (7 minutes later)

Last tw0 are scratches but little blood was there

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You may get antibodies checked

Detailed Answer:
Hi, In that case, you should get your Rabies antibodies done and if they are in normal range, then you just need to carry on with precautions with dog bite and in case they are low, you would need to get yourself further vaccinated.
I hope it helps you.
If you have any further query, please ask me.

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