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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite

My daughter had been bitten by a Stray Dog yesterday in the Calf region, it looked like a laceration, and my Family Physician MD had recommended RABIVAT Injection which was administered immediately within one hour of he bite and the wound was thoroughly cleaned.Pl. recommend if any other injections are required besides this 0,3,7.... sequence.
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment.

As your daughter was bit by a stray dog in the Calf region which resulted in laceration of the calf muscle and this has led to bleeding from the site of bite. According to WHO categorization it is a Cat III bite which requires

1.Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water
2.Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28.
3.Passive immunization with rabies immunoglobulin which is administered in and around the wound.
4.Oral Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days.
5. Inj TT, 0.5 ml, IM

These aforementioned treatment helps to protect your daughter from getting the disease.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As your daughter was bit by a stray dog in the Calf region which resulted in laceration of the calf muscle and this has led to bleeding from the site of bite. According to WHO categorization it is a Cat III bite which requires 1.Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water 2.Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. 3.Passive immunization with rabies immunoglobulin which is administered in and around the wound. 4.Oral Antibiotics like Tab Augmentin, twice daily for 5 days. 5. Inj TT, 0.5 ml, IM These aforementioned treatment helps to protect your daughter from getting the disease. Thank you.