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Treatments for Rabies
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Rabies includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
- Human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) shots - a form of rapid passive immunization; used before starting rabies shots.
- Rabies vaccine shots - active immunization; typically a series of 5 shots; there are various types of rabies shots.
- Human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV)
- Rabies vaccine adsorbed (RVA)
- Purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC)
- Intensive care
- Respiratory support
- Cardiac support
- Symptomatic and supportive treatments
- See also prevention of rabies for measures to take after an animal bite or possible rabies exposure
- Behavior therapy, anti-anxiety medication
Rabies: Is the Diagnosis Correct?
The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Rabies may include:
- Encephalitis
- delirium tremors
- conversion disorder
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Hidden causes of Rabies may be incorrectly diagnosed:
- Animal bite
- Raccoon bite - 44% of USA rabies cases
- Skunk bite - 28.5% of USA rabies cases
- Bat bite - 12.5% of USA rabies cases
- Fox bite (type of Animal bite) - 5.5% of USA rabies cases
- Bite of an infected animal
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Hospital statistics for Rabies:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Rabies:
- 0% (1) of hospital consultant episodes were for rabies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for rabies required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for rabies were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0% of hospital consultant episodes for rabies were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Rabies, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
If you have been bitten or scratched by any animal, you should:
- Clean the wound immediately with soap and water to remove saliva from the area,
- Call a doctor right away, and
- Notify the state or local health department.
There are situations in which it is possible that a person has had close contact with a bat and not known it, as when a sleeping person awakens to find a bat in the room. Therefore, CDC now recommends that people seek medical help even if they can't see a bat bite or scratch, or may have had mucous membrane exposure. (Mucous membranes include the linings of the eyes, mouth, and nose.)
The possibility of getting rabies from rodents, including squirrels, is small. If you have been bitten by one, however, you should still consult a doctor right away.
In fact, you should avoid contact with any wild animal. (Source: excerpt from Rabies, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Rabies, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
If a
doctor decides that you probably have been exposed to rabies,
post-exposure (after a being bitten) rabies shots should begin at
once, preferably within 24 to 48 hours of exposure. In fact, many
experts recommend that treatment should be started even if the delay
is much longer than that.
The first treatment, sometimes
called passive immunization, provides immediate but temporary
protection by injecting antibodies (disease-fighting proteins or
immunoglobulins) into the patient. Currently, CDC recommends
treating a patient immediately with one dose of human rabies
immunoglobulin (HRIG) shots.
After the first treatment, CDC
recommends that patients be given a rabies shot, which starts the
body producing its own antibodies. It takes some time for the body
to produce the antibodies, but these antibodies provide
longer-lasting protection. Because rabies has an unusually long
incubation period, however, the body has time to respond to the
vaccine and produce protective antibodies.
There are now
three types of rabies vaccines, all of which are made from killed
rabies virus:
- Human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV),
- Rabies vaccine adsorbed (RVA), and
- Purified chick embryo cell culture (PCEC).
If you are a veterinarian, animal caretaker, laboratory worker, cave explorer, or forest ranger, or are often involved in other activities which put you in high risk of being bitten by an animal, health specialists recommend that you get pre-exposure shots with a rabies vaccine. You should get these shots in three injections over four weeks.
If you are traveling to areas where rabies is not well-controlled, such as parts of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America, and where the vaccine for post-exposure treatment might not be readily available, you should also get the pre-exposure shots. Then, if you do come in contact with the rabies virus, then the post-exposure regimen would require only two booster injections.
People with continuing risk of exposure should receive a booster about every two years.
You can get more detailed information on pre- and post-exposure rabies shots from your local health department or from CDC (see the last section). (Source: excerpt from Rabies, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Facts About Rabies: CDC-OC (Excerpt)
If you are bitten or scratched by any animal wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water as soon as possible, and notify animal control or the health department. If you come into contact with a bat (e.g., awake to find one in your room or see one near an unattended child or mentally challenged or intoxicated person), contact a doctor immediately. Again, notify animal control or the health department. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Rabies: CDC-OC)
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Rabies:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Rabies immune globulin
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Phobias:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The effectiveness of treatment depends on the severity of the patient’s phobia. Because phobic behavior may never be completely cured, the goal of treatment is to help the patient function effectively.
Antianxiety medications, tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may help relieve symptoms in patients with agoraphobia or social phobias.
Systematic desensitization, a type of behavioral therapy, may be more effective than drugs, especially if it includes encouragement, instruction, and suggestion.
In some cities, phobia clinics and group therapy are available. People who have recovered from phobias can usually help other phobic patients.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Rabies:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
The patient requires wound treatment and immunization as soon as possible after exposure.
Thoroughly wash all bite wounds and scratches with soap and water. (See First aid in animal bites.)
Check the patient’s immunization status, and administer tetanus-diphtheria prophylaxis, if needed. Take measures to control bacterial infection. If the wound requires suturing, special treatment and suturing techniques must be used to allow proper wound drainage.
CLINICAL TIP: If the wound is sutured, antiserum may be infiltrated locally.
After rabies exposure, a patient who hasn’t been previously immunized must receive passive immunization with rabies immune globulin and active immunization with human diploid cell vaccine as soon as possible. If the patient previously received the vaccine and has an adequate rabies antibody titer, he doesn’t need immune globulin immunization, just a vaccine booster.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Phobias:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
The effectiveness of treatment depends on the severity of the patient’s phobia. Because phobic behavior may never be completely cured, the goal of treatment is to help the patient function effectively.
Anxiolytics and antidepressants may help relieve symptoms in patients with agoraphobia.
Systematic desensitization, a behavioral therapy, may be more effective than drugs, especially if it includes encouragement, instruction, and suggestion.
In some cities, phobia clinics and group therapy are available. People who have recovered from phobias can often help other phobic patients.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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