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Rabies - how long after exposure do you have to get treatment?
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:26 am
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:26 am
Friday evening relative gets bit by a horse that may have rabies. The horse's head won't get to the testing lab until tomorrow. So far, no treatment of any kind as they are "waiting for the lab results?"
I'm thinking "two or three days seems like a long time", especially since it is pretty likely from the horse's actions that it has rabies (tore down two stalls, slobbering profusely, bit a hose and the hose locked up in its mouth).
Anyone had any experience or any of our beloved physicians want to chime in on this?
I'm thinking "two or three days seems like a long time", especially since it is pretty likely from the horse's actions that it has rabies (tore down two stalls, slobbering profusely, bit a hose and the hose locked up in its mouth).
Anyone had any experience or any of our beloved physicians want to chime in on this?
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Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:27 am to chinhoyang
You gone die
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:30 am to chinhoyang
Pretty sure its supposed to be done immediately
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:30 am to chinhoyang
Immediately
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:30 am to chinhoyang
You don’t want that treatment cycle unless you absolutely have to have it. I think the doctors probably know best versus the OT. My son was bitten. Same thing wait on test results. He didn’t die.
This post was edited on 6/30/19 at 11:32 am
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:31 am to chinhoyang
Bit by a rabid horse. That's a new one for the OT.
FWIW the rabies shots used to be an ordeal. They're not so bad any more.
FWIW the rabies shots used to be an ordeal. They're not so bad any more.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:31 am to chinhoyang
Man I just read up on rabies. Should get shot immediately and another three days later.Google it. I would be on phone big time or at urgent care.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:32 am to Jim Rockford
Wasn’t it given in belly button?
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:33 am to chinhoyang
The silent killer
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:35 am to chinhoyang
Horses can’t get rabies
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:37 am to EXPLAYER
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Wasn’t it given in belly button?
Yes, It used to be a series of them. Now it's in the arm, and not as many.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:38 am to chinhoyang
Michael Scott does a whole fun run race for the cure and people still scoff at rabies. When will we learn it’s dangers ?
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:38 am to 225Tyga
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Horses can’t get rabies
Google says otherwise
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Rabies is life-threatening to horses and humans. ... However, bats, raccoons, foxes, cats, dogs, and livestock can become infected and pass rabies on to other animals. Its occurrence is uncommon relative to other diseases, which cause neurologic signs in thehorse, but it is important as it can be spread to humans.
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Exposure occurs through the bite of an infected (rabid) animal, typically a wildlife source such as raccoon, fox, skunk, or bat. Bites to horses occur most often on the muzzle, face, and lower limbs. The virus migrates via nerves to the brain where it initiates rapidly progressive, invariably fatal encephalitis.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:39 am to 225Tyga
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Horses can’t get rabies
They absolutely can.
OP, as long as the treatment begins within a week you should be good
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:40 am to chinhoyang
This why your peopre shourd no eat horse
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:40 am to blzr
Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-am Fun Run Race For The Cure.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:42 am to momentoftruth87
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What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Rabies?
irritability or aggressiveness.
excessive movements or agitation.
confusion, bizarre or strange thoughts, or hallucinations.
muscle spasms and unusual postures.
seizures (convulsions)
weakness or paralysis (when a person cannot move some part of the body)
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Rabies immune globulin and the first dose of rabiesvaccine should be given by your health care provider as soon as possible after exposure. Additional doses orrabies vaccine should be given on days 3, 7, and 14after the first vaccination.
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The acute period of disease typically ends after 2 to 10 days. Once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly always fatal, and treatment is typically supportive.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:44 am to 225Tyga
Not true.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:44 am to momentoftruth87
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