Rabies Vaccination At Home
The rabies vaccine is used to protect against the deadly rabies virus. Medintu is committed to your safety and brings you home vaccination for rabies. Now you can reap the benefits of having the hospital come to you with our well-trained staff giving you unparalleled care and comfort. If it’s a dog bite or any other accident, do not panic; contact Medintu.
What is Rabies?
It is a viral disease caused by the bite of infected animals like dogs, bats, and other wild animals. It causes an infection of the brain. It can spread through the contact with body fluid of the animal via cuts, bruises, or bites. Its symptoms can appear over months to years after exposure, but once they arise, it is most definitely fatal.
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Note: Prescription is Mandatory for Home Vaccination
Types of Vaccines
- Polio Vaccination
- Swine flu Vaccination
- Rubella vaccination
- Rabies vaccination
- MMR vaccination
- Typhoid vaccination
- HPV vaccination
Symptoms of Rabies
They are very varied
- Flu-like symptoms are present initially like headache, fever, body pains
- Hallucinations
- Confusion
- Tingling sensation all over the body
- Fear of water or hydrophobia
- Difficulty swallowing
- Agitation and irritability
The symptoms get progressively worse and lead to brain death eventually.
Based on whether the child gets paralysis or seizures, rabies can be of the person with paralysis or encephalitic type.
It is transmitted through the saliva of infected animals. The virus in the saliva can directly enter the nervous system or multiply in the muscle and enter the nervous tissue later.
How to Treat and Prevent Rabies?
The infection is universally fatal once the symptoms set in, and death can be within a few hours to a few days.
We should start the treatment immediately to prevent the infection from spreading. The wound is washed with water and soap, and the anti-rabies antibodies are injected in and around the wound. The bitten person is immediately given the anti-rabies vaccination.
The vaccine can be given intramuscularly, intra-dermally or under the skin.
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FAQs
What are the benefits of the rabies vaccine?
The rabies vaccine is the only available treatment and prevention of the rabies virus. It is life-saving if given at the bite or exposure to infected saliva. It is given along with immunoglobulins or antibodies for rabies to increase efficiency.
What are the side effects of the rabies vaccine?
It can cause:
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Pain at the injection site
Sometimes there may be an allergic reaction to the vaccine in the form of a rash, inability to breathe etc.
What is the cost of the rabies vaccine?
It is around 1200 to 2000 rupees for the entire vaccine dosage, which may vary based on the dosage and the vaccine’s company.