Can rabies be treated during its incubation period?

After being infected with rabies, people will become very panicked and don’t know how to improve this problem. In fact, people with rabies should not panic. In this case, they can first disinfect and clean the wound to prevent the toxins in the wound from entering the blood. Once it enters the blood, it is difficult to clean. Patients also need to be injected with rabies vaccine, etc.

Secondly, disinfect with 75% ethanol, followed by applying concentrated iodine tincture. The sooner the local wound of a rabies patient is treated, the better. Even if it is delayed for 1-2 days or even 3-4 days, local treatment should not be ignored. If the wound has scabbed at this time, the scab should be removed and treated according to the above method; rabies vaccine should be administered and rabies virus immune serum should be injected near the wound.

If the dog or animal that bites a person is definitely a mad dog or a mad animal, or if it cannot be confirmed that it is a mad dog or a mad animal but the bite is severe, or the wound is on the head, face, neck or other parts close to the central nervous system, in addition to the immediate injection of rabies vaccine, anti-rabies serum should also be used. This is because it takes 15 to 20 days for antibodies to be produced after injection of rabies vaccine, and the antibody level will reach its peak in about a month to effectively prevent the disease.

When the bite is severe or the bite is close to the central nervous system, the disease often occurs before the body has time to produce enough antibodies after vaccination. When anti-rabies serum is used in combination, the antitoxin in the serum can neutralize the free virus in the body in time, prevent the spread of the virus, and relatively prolong the incubation period of rabies, so that the body has enough time to produce its own antibodies and reduce the chance of disease. Allergy testing should be done when using anti-rabies serum.

Simple first aid measures for rabies

1. After being bitten by a sick dog, the wound should be rinsed immediately. The key is the washing method. Because the wound is mostly closed like a valve, it must be opened for flushing. Although it is a bit painful to rinse the wound with tap water, you must endure the pain and rinse it carefully to prevent infection. After rinsing, cover the wound with clean gauze and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

2. After being bitten by a mad dog, even the smallest wound may cause infection with rabies and tetanus, and the wound may easily fester. Patients should ask their doctor for rabies vaccination and tetanus antitoxin injection.

In addition, infectious disease experts remind friends: Being bitten by a sick dog is very dangerous. It is common for people or dog owners to develop tetanus and die after being bitten. So if you are bitten, you should deal with it promptly.