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Can Anti-rabies Injection Be Taken A Week After Dog Bite?

Dear Doctor Sir/Madam, !!! MOST URGENT \Dear Doctor Sir/Madam, !!! MOST URGENT Last monday night around 11 pm when i was driving my bike 3 street healthy dogs has follwed me to attack, but when I stopped my bike, my bike got skidded I fell down. one dog among them was tried to bite me, I had weared the pent, when I had observed the spot found no blood but some itchness for 5 minutes. But at that time I got confused that it was, because of my fell down or the biting of dog. I had forgetten by thinking it may be a scratch because of my fell down. I had discussed after 4 days because i was on an official tour when in my family, my family told I should have taken the injection of anti-rabbies for that. But today, is the almost 7th day. Please suggest, can I start the vaccination course of injection of anti-rabbies !
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Dogs are known reservoir of rabies virus and can transmit to human beings by biting. Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment.

As there is no bleeding from the bite site, according WHO categorization it is categorized into Cat II. So cat II bite should receive following treatment.

1.Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water.

2.Active immunization with anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28.

3.Inj TT, 0.5 ml, IM

4.A course of Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days.
As you have been given Inj TT and started anti rabies vaccine continue the same.
Thank you.
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Can Anti-rabies Injection Be Taken A Week After Dog Bite?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Dogs are known reservoir of rabies virus and can transmit to human beings by biting. Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As there is no bleeding from the bite site, according WHO categorization it is categorized into Cat II. So cat II bite should receive following treatment. 1.Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. 2.Active immunization with anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. 3.Inj TT, 0.5 ml, IM 4.A course of Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days. As you have been given Inj TT and started anti rabies vaccine continue the same. Thank you.