Can I still get rabies after getting the rabies vaccine?

Many people like dogs because they are loyal friends. But sometimes dogs will bite people when they are angry. If you are bitten by a dog, you must get a rabies vaccine, otherwise it is likely to cause rabies. After getting rabies, not only will the patient become irritable, but in serious cases, he may even lose his life. It is very dangerous. So, can you still get rabies after getting a rabies vaccine?

For a person with normal immune response, after completing the rabies vaccination, the antibody titer produced by the body will reach its peak 15 days later. If rabies has not occurred at this time, then the person will not get rabies.

Because the absence of disease proves that the rabies virus has not yet invaded the central nervous system, and sufficient antibodies can eliminate the virus in the peripheral nervous system, so that there will be no rabies virus in the body.

1. After the injection according to the regular procedures and excluding fake vaccines, the disease will generally not recur.

2. If the wound is large, you may need to get some immunoglobulin. This thing is different from the vaccine, but both are effective and are good therapeutic drugs.

3. Generally, after vaccination, antibodies will be produced in the body, which can resist the invasion of foreign viruses.

4. If you feel unwell, go to the hospital as soon as possible.

As for the cases where people still get sick after being vaccinated, it is hard to say. It is possible that there will be cases, but it may be because the vaccine is ineffective, the course of treatment is not sufficient, or the virus invades too much or the vaccine is given late. All of these are possible.

There are several reasons why rabies still occurs after vaccination.

Why did the misfortune still happen even after getting vaccinated? Some people may speculate that there is a problem with the quality of the vaccine, but the possibility of this is almost zero. In regular medical institutions with vaccination qualifications, the quality of rabies vaccines is guaranteed. After all, this is a matter of human life. There are several reasons why rabies still occurs after vaccination.

1. Strictly speaking, Long has not yet completed his rabies vaccination. From the above, it can be seen that the rabies vaccine injected by Long was a five-injection method, that is, the vaccine was injected once on 0 days, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days, for a total of 5 injections. However, Long fell ill before the fifth injection. Generally speaking, it can be said to be safe only after all 5 vaccinations are completed on time. If not, accidents may still occur.

2. The wound was not treated properly. After being bitten, if the wound is large and deep, rabies immunoglobulin should be injected around the wound. Because large and deep wounds mean more rabies virus infection, immunoglobulin can neutralize rabies virus before antibodies are produced, thus protecting the human body. Just one injection for an adult may cost thousands of dollars, and many people will refuse the injection.

3. The animals that bite people contain large amounts of rabies virus in their bodies, which has a strong pathogenicity. Before the vaccine is injected, the rabies virus has already begun to spread along the nerves, or after the vaccine is injected, the rabies virus has already begun to spread along the nerves before the patient produces antibodies.

4. Personal immunity is low. For a small number of people with weakened immune systems, there is still a possibility that they will not be able to resist the rabies virus.

How do I know if my vaccine is effective?

If you want to know whether the vaccine is effective, you can check the serum anti-rabies virus antibody level about half a month after completing the full vaccination. If the serum anti-rabies virus antibody is negative, 2-3 more injections can be given to make the antibody positive. If there is no positive conversion, it is best to measure the cellular immune indicators. Generally speaking, if a qualified rabies vaccine is fully administered (5 injections), especially if rabies has not occurred for more than half a month after the combined use of serum, the chance of rabies vaccine failure is extremely small, which means that rabies will generally not occur again.