Introduction
The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. There are a number of rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. They can be used to prevent rabies before, and for a period of time after, exposure to the rabies virus, which is commonly caused by a dog bite or a bat bite.
Symptoms of rabies in humans
The first symptoms of rabies can appear from a few days to more than a year after the bite happens.
At first, there’s a tingling, prickling, or itching feeling around the bite area. A person also might have flu-like symptoms such as a fever, headache, muscle aches, loss of appetite, nausea, and tiredness.
Description and Brand Names of drugs
• Imovax Rabies.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis consists of three 1.0 mL doses of Imovax Rabies vaccine administered intramuscularly, using a sterile needle and syringe, one injection per day on Days 0, 7, and 21 or 28. In adults and older children, the vaccine should be administered in the deltoid muscle.
• Rabavert.
RabAvert Rabies Vaccine is a sterile, freeze-dried vaccine obtained by growing the fixed-virus strain Flury Low Egg Passage (LEP) in primary cultures of chicken fibroblasts.
Medicine for rabies
Once a rabies infection is established, there’s no effective treatment. Though a small number of people have survived rabies, the disease usually causes death.
For that reason, if you think you’ve been exposed to rabies, you must get a series of shots to prevent the infection from taking hold.
What is the rabies vaccination called?
Rubella and rabies vaccine prevent rabies disease, which is almost always fatal. Rarbg provides immediate, short-term protection against infection with the rabies virus.
How long do rabies shots last in humans?
A booster dose as often as every 6 months to 2 years may be required for person at highest risk for exposure to rabies virus, such as persons who work with rabies virus in research laboratories or vaccine production facilities, veterinarians and staff, and animal control and wildlife officers.
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