Rinse the bite with clean water and apply several applications of soap to the wound. Rinsing the bite will lower your chances of actually becoming infected because you will rinse out the virus before it has a chance to move any further into your body.
Most importantly, wash the eyes, nose, and mouth if they came into contact with the animal’s saliva, as in some cases, the virus can pass through the mucus membrane of a person’s eye, nose, or mouth.
The wound should not be stitched because this increases the chance of exposing the nerve endings to the virus therefore increasing the chances of being infected.
The doctor will discuss the person’s history to determine the level of contact the person had with the infected animal. This will help in determining the chances of infection and the need for treatment.
Tetanus injections are given on first contact, at 2 months, 3 months, and 4 months, 1 year and after 13-18 years.
The augmentin is generally recommended as 1G taken twice a day for 14 days.
These injections are usually given on initial contact with the rabies virus, third day, seventh day, fourteenth day and 28th day. After the shot in the hip and bite site on the first day, the rest of the shots will be injected into the arm. If the person has already had a rabies vaccine, the person will be given two doses. The first dose will be give on the day the person was bit and then the second dose will be given three to seven days later.
If the bitten person complains of feeling like there are needles pricking his or her skin, consider taking him or her to the hospital.
Muscle contractions are another red flag that means you need to get that person to a hospital.
Aerophobia (fear of breezes) and photophobia (fear of bright lights) have also been known to occur in people who have been infected with rabies. [10] X Trustworthy Source National Health Service (UK) Public healthcare system of the UK Go to source
The person may develop aggression that can also lead to aggressive, jerky movements. If this happens, take measures to keep yourself clear of their saliva and rush them to a hospital.
The person may also begin foaming at the mouth.
The person might begin talking to people that you can’t see, or reacting to things that you aren’t experiencing.
There have been only two reported cases of survival after administering antiviral therapy in this late stage. [14] X Research source Mandell, G. L. , Bennet, J. E. , Dolin, R. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases 7th Edition; Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, 2010
