Rabies vaccine should be given immediately after a dog bite within the shortest possible time.
Rabies is an acute infectious disease caused by the rabies virus when a person is bitten by an animal such as a dog or a cat, and the patient often dies of circulatory or respiratory failure within three to six days after the onset of rabies. The incubation period of rabies is long or short, usually about three months.
At present, there is no good treatment for this disease, generally in the dog bite as soon as possible to the local epidemic prevention station or medical unit for rabies vaccination. Rabies vaccination is usually administered on the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 14th and 28th days after a dog bite, and protective antibodies can be produced gradually in the body after five injections of the vaccine.
The absolute effective protection period of the antibody is about three months, and the protective antibody still exists in the human body in the next three years, but the concentration will slowly decrease. If you are bitten by a dog again later on, you need to make up for the vaccination with 1 to 2 booster shots under the guidance of a doctor.
It is recommended that dog bite patients go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid missing the best time for treatment.