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recently A child was bitten by a dog. After this, he was taken to the hospital, where the doctors, considering it to be a third grade dog bite, vaccinated the child against rabies and gave him a dose of hemoglobin serum. Besides, three more rabies vaccinations were also given to the child at the primary health center as per time, but after a month the child died due to symptoms of rabies.

In such a situation, the question arises that how did the child get rabies even after getting vaccinated? For what reasons did the vaccine not affect the child?

So let’s go today needed news I will know the answers to these questions. We will also talk about-

Expert:

Dr. Ajay Singh, Executive Director AIIMS, Bhopal

Dr. Prashant Niranjan, Chief Medical Superintendent, Medical College, Jalaun

Question- What is rabies?

answer- Rabies is a viral infection, which is usually caused by dog, cat and monkey bites. It can spread to humans through bites, scratches or saliva coming in contact with an open wound of an infected animal. Rabies virus attacks the human brain and nervous system. If treatment is not received at the right time, the person may go into coma or may even die.

Question- What are the symptoms of rabies?

answer- The first symptoms of rabies include a stinging and itching sensation around the bite site. The person may have high fever and muscle pain. Rabies virus slowly reaches the brain through nerves. All subsequent symptoms are brain related. The most common symptom in this is fear of seeing water. Being afraid of the strong wind of cooler or fan is also a symptom. Apart from this, it also has some other symptoms, understand it from the graphic given below-

Question- You got rabies vaccine after being bitten by an animal, but can you still get rabies after this?

answer- Dr. Ajay Singh, Executive Director of Bhopal AIIMS, says that rabies is an incurable disease. If a person gets infected with rabies then it is difficult to save him. There are many possible reasons for death even after getting rabies vaccination. Such as-

Question: Does it matter which part of the body the rabies infected animal has bitten?

answer- Dr. Prashant Niranjan explains that this absolutely makes a difference. The farther the dog bites the person from the brain, the more slowly the symptoms will appear. That is, if a dog has bitten a person’s leg, it will take time for the symptoms of rabies to appear. Whereas if bitten on the hand, neck or chest, the infection can quickly reach the brain. Even in such a situation, sometimes it may be difficult to save the patient. Symptoms of rabies may appear days, weeks, months, or even years after a person is bitten by an infected animal.

Question- How many doses of rabies vaccine are given?

answer- 20-25 years ago, 14 rabies vaccines were administered in the stomach. Now usually the course of rabies vaccine is of 5 doses. It starts from the day the dog bites. That is, rabies vaccine is given on the 3rd, 7th, 14th and 21st day from the day of the bite.

Question: Are five vaccinations required even if there is a minor scratch or bite by an animal?

answer- No. It depends on how extensive the wound is. Consult a doctor immediately after being bitten or scratched by a dog, cat or monkey. The doctor will first see the type of wound. Generally, dog bite cases are divided into three categories.

First- If only dog ​​saliva has got on it.

Second- If the dog’s nails or teeth have rubbed it, but there is no bleeding.

third- If the dog’s teeth have dug into the flesh and the flesh has torn apart.

Question- What is the difference between rabies vaccine and serum?

answer- Dr. Prashant Niranjan explains that if there is a third grade dog bite, it is safer to get serum immediately instead of vaccine. Vaccine is an antigen. It first creates antibodies to fight the rabies virus after it enters the body. It takes 3 to 4 days. Whereas serum contains antibodies. It starts eliminating the rabies virus as soon as it enters the body.

Question- How dangerous is rabies?

answer- Rabies is a deadly virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every year about 59,000 people die due to rabies in the world. In India, 20,000 people die every year due to this. 60% of rabies cases and deaths reported in India are in children under 15 years of age as cases of child bites often go unreported.

Question: What to do if a dog bites?

answer- Do not be careless after a dog bite. Contact a doctor immediately so that infection can be avoided. Apart from this, do not make some basic mistakes. Understand this from the graphic given below-

Question: Does every dog ​​bite cause rabies?

answer- Nowadays people get anti-rabies vaccination done for their pet dogs in advance, which reduces the chances of rabies. However, whether it is bitten by a pet dog or a stray dog, do not be careless about it. Please see a doctor once.

Question- Is rabies an infectious disease?

answer- Rabies does not spread from person to person. The virus is often spread through the bite of an infected animal.

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