Questions tagged [rabies]
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Are alternative Rabies treatments possible?
Rabies is a virus and the only way to stop it is by getting treatment before it reaches the brain and locks down the blood brain barrier. Now once it does that, we consider it untreatable and terminal....
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WHO rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for previously vaccinated
Who document https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376632/B09018-eng.pdf?sequence=1 says:
"If the patient has ever received any rabies vaccination before, ask the patient when they have ...
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Why is post exposure vaccines given for some diseases & why does it work?
A vaccine essentially simulates an infection so that our body produces antibodies against it & thus helps when we actually get infected in the future.
But for some diseases, we see post exposure ...
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Why are some vaccines 100% effective while others aren’t? [closed]
Why are some vaccines, like for rabies, 100% effective at treating someone while others, like the covid 19 vaccine, isn’t.
Disclaimer: not a dumb vaccine skeptic or anything just genuinely curious.
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How long will rabies viruses remain alive in human body after an infected person receive the full series of vaccinations and treatment? [closed]
Will the rabies viruses eventually be exterminated from an infected individual after the full vaccination/treatment series? Otherwise will it remain in the human body forever despite vaccination?
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What is the evidence for the need for rabies boosters?
Rabies prophylaxis protocols require both vaccine booster shots and multiple post-exposure booster shots, in addition to the initial "immunization".
What is the evidence for the need for ...
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Can a cat that survived 10 day quarantine have infected person with rabies
Twelve days ago I was bitten by a cat. I live in an officially rabies free country so no vaccine was given nor is there any tracking in place. I saw a doctor he simply said it was not necessary. Still ...
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If a rabid wolf bites your head and you have recently been vaccinated against rabies, will you still develop the disease?
I have read that if a large rabid animal bites your head, the post-exposure treatment can be ineffective:
...a bite near the head will make the disease act too fast for the treatment to take effect.....
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After a dog bite, why are vaccines given in multiple injections rather than a single injection containing multiple vaccines?
When a dog bites a person, why is it necessary to take about 5 injections or needles? Why not just one big injection?
Do they all have the same medicine? Or does each one have its own medicine?
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Why are dogs only vaccinated once for rabies, while humans need follow-up treatment after being bitten, even with a previous vaccination?
As stated in the title, why are dogs only vaccinated pre-exposure for rabies, while humans need follow-up treatment after being bitten, even with a pre-exposure vaccination?
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Details for pre exposure prophylaxis for rabies
I will now be in contact with many unvaccinated dogs. I will have to take the pre exposure course. Please tell me how frequently it is taken. Will I require boosters if a dog bites me after I have ...
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Do's and dont's for rabies by dog bites [closed]
I play with stray dogs in India. None of them are vaccinated or anything. Yesterday a puppy was chewing my finger as usual but his teeth have grown and it caused a wound. I got my first injection ...
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Is it indeed forbidden to clean a rabies wound with alcohol?
I've listen to a lecture of a Russian doctor who said that "it is forbidden to clean a rabies wound with alcholol" ("spirt") as a first treatment, he added that it is possible to disinfect the wound ...
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Minor feral cat scratch that bled 6 days ago. Rabies possibility?
I feed a feral cat and her litter of 4 5-week old kittens in my backyard. I got a small scratch on my hand which bled for a few minutes and heard it hiss. That's when the mom came and proceeded to ...
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Why do people infected with rabies have a fear of water?
Hydrophobia comes to mind when thinking of individuals infected by rabies... But is there a scientific/medical explanation as to why rabies, specifically, causes a fear to water, specifically?
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