RABIES: NEED FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE IMMUNISATION
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Rabies is an acute highly fatal viral disease of the CNS caused by Lyssavirus Type-I. It has a long and variable incubation period. It is a communicable disease of man that is always fatal. The combined administration of a single dose of anti rabies serum with a course of vaccine, together with local treatment of the wound is the best specific prophylactic treatment after exposure of man to rabies. Here, we report a case of rabies, who developed the disease in spite of having taken three doses of anti rabies vaccine (Post exposure).
Authors and Affiliations
G N S Sangeetha Lakshmi| Dept of General Medicine, Baptist Christian Hospital, Tezpur, Assam Corresponding author email: asangeethalakshmi@yahoo.co.in
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