What is Anti Rabies Vaccine?
Rabies vaccine is a kind of biological product used to prevent rabies. It is a live attenuated vaccine invented by the famous French biologist Pasteur and made by medical treatment. This vaccine only retains antigenicity, not pathogenicity, and the injected human body will produce protective antibodies, thus preventing the infection of rabies virus. Specifically, the rabies vaccine can promote the production of anti-rabies virus antibodies in the human blood, which can prevent the direct transmission of the virus between cells, reduce the proliferation of the virus, and remove the free rabies virus, thereby preventing the occurrence of rabies.
Why get a rabies vaccine?
Rabies vaccine is mainly to prevent the occurrence of rabies, for the following reasons:
The severity of rabies: Rabies is an extremely virulent infectious disease with a mortality rate of almost 100%. Once onset, there is almost no cure, so prevention is particularly important.
Route of infection: Rabies is mainly transmitted through bites or scratches from animals susceptible to rabies virus, such as cats and dogs. These animals can carry the rabies virus and inadvertently transmit it to humans.
Preventive vaccination: Rabies vaccination is the most effective way to prevent rabies. After being bitten or scratched by animals, timely vaccination of rabies vaccine can stimulate the body to produce antibodies, thereby preventing the infection of rabies virus. In addition, people who have frequent contact with wild animals or high-risk occupations can also be vaccinated against rabies in advance.
Reduce adverse symptoms: If there is skin bleeding and infection symptoms after being bitten by animals, vaccination can also enhance their own resistance and reduce the occurrence of adverse symptoms.
Vaccination procedure: The vaccination procedure for rabies vaccine is usually five or four shots. The five-shot method requires one dose on day 0, day 3, day 7, day 14, and day 28 after injury. The four-shot rule is two shots on day 0 (one in each arm), followed by one on day 7 and one on day 21. After the full vaccination is completed, the body can produce enough antibodies to prevent rabies.
Vaccination location: Rabies vaccine can be vaccinated in local CDC, designated hospitals, community hospitals and other places. Before vaccination, it is recommended to consult the local CDC or medical institution to understand the specific vaccination process and precautions.
To sum up, rabies vaccination is one of the important measures to prevent rabies. After being bitten or scratched by an animal, the wound should be cleaned, disinfected and vaccinated against rabies to prevent the occurrence of rabies.
