Will antirabies injection work seven months after exposure?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Under the influence of alcohol, I committed a blunder by making intimacy with my own pet dog last year. From that day onwards, I started to develop health problems such as weakness, mild fever, headache, tingling, unexplainable inflammation and burning sensation of the genitals area. I also sense something crawling within my testicle area. I remain depressed, anxious and tense. I have sleep problems too. I have done numerous tests, but urine culture detects only an E.coli infection. I took Ciprofloxacin for ten days. After one month, twice culture was done but it was found normal. The fear of rabies has gripped me under its fist. Are the above symptoms because of rabies? Please suggest a suitable treatment.
Hello,
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You underwent many tests and all of them were normal except for some infection and for that, you are having antibiotic. You can talk to your nearby doctor regarding rabies and can take anti-rabies course of injections to prevent rabies. Otherwise, you are doing fine. Regarding the anxiety, restlessness, etc., they are due to your health concerns. Your doctors must have told you that there is nothing to worry. Accept it and you will be peaceful. I suggest telephone or video counseling to you. Take care.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
After seven long months from the day of exposure, will the antirabies course work in my case or not? Please tell me the truth.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
Usually, the virus may lie dormant inside your body for as long as 20 years. So, I would recommend you get immunized immediately. Do not worry too much about it. Once you take the vaccination, your worries will be cleared forever. Your doctor must have suggested you take the vaccine on the first consultation itself. Do talk to your physician regarding this and take his advise and course of action. Take care.
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