Do I need to get a rabies vaccine immediately if I am bitten by a pet? What is the incubation period

Updated on healthy 2024-08-03
5 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    After being bitten by a pet carrying the rabies virus, you must be vaccinated against rabies within 24 hours, so as to better protect your life, and the incubation time of rabies is generally 3 to 6 months.

    Many people like to keep pets to accompany themselves in life, but in the process of raising pets will inevitably be injured by mistake, if it is an infant or child bitten by a pet carrying rabies virus, you must go to the local hospital for rabies vaccination as soon as possible, you must understand that rabies is a malignant infectious disease with a fatality rate of 100%, once the disease is not a good way.

    Do I need to get a rabies vaccine immediately if I am bitten by a pet?

    Different pets carry different germs, if you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you must inject serum in time, if you are a pet carrying the rabies virus, the biter must be vaccinated against rabies as soon as possible, for most people, the incubation period of rabies is generally between 3 and 6 months, of course, there are a small number of patients will not attack within 5 years. Generally, it takes about 2 weeks for the rabies vaccine to promote the production of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies in the body from the first shot, so it is important to pay attention to the symptoms of a dog bite as soon as possible.

    What is the incubation period for rabies? The onset time of rabies varies from person to person, rabies is quite different from other diseases, the virus will move closer to the central nervous system at a rate of three millimeters per day after entering the body, and after reaching the central nervous system, it will cause the brain stem to be affected to a certain extent, and the typical symptoms of rabies appear, and a small number of people's body special incubation period is as long as 5 years. In the process of raising pets, we must learn to understand the pet's living habits and temperament, if the pet frequently attacks the phenomenon of autonomy, the owner must pay attention to it for the first time, and if necessary, you can take humanitarian destruction to solve the problem.

    Vaccination can only be effective if it is given before the onset of rabies.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    If you are bitten by a pet, you need to get a rabies vaccine immediately, and the incubation period of rabies is about 1 or 2 years. If you get vaccinated by then, it's too late, so you need to get vaccinated immediately after being bitten by a pet.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    It is necessary to get a rabies vaccine immediately, and the incubation period is generally two months, and many people will only feel a little dizzy in the early stage.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Yes, otherwise, it will lead to a very serious illness, about three months.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    This is generally within three days, preferably within 24 hours.

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