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.
The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Rabies may include:
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If you have been bitten or scratched by any animal, you should:
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:
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 immune globulin
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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
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
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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