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What Are The Signs And Symptom Of Rabies?

I'm in Peru, got bitten by a dog through jeans. The bite did not rip the jeans but skin was broken. Locals are telling me the jeans protected me from the saliva of the dog, so I shouldn't worry about rabies ... but I am not convinced. I REALLY do not want to go for rabies shots if I don't have to, but I don't want to believe the locals and then end up with rabies ...
Thu, 12 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 you were bit by a stray dog over your jeans which has led to breaching of the skin, according to WHO it is categorized into Cat III which requires
1. Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28.
2. Passive immunization with rabies immunoglobulin
3.Inj TT

With the disease like rabies we don't want to take any risk, the aforementioned treatment will protect you from getting rabies.
Thank you.
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What Are The Signs And Symptom Of Rabies?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Rabies is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were bit by a stray dog over your jeans which has led to breaching of the skin, according to WHO it is categorized into Cat III which requires 1. Active immunization with antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. 2. Passive immunization with rabies immunoglobulin 3.Inj TT With the disease like rabies we don t want to take any risk, the aforementioned treatment will protect you from getting rabies. Thank you.