I was bitten by a dog 7 months and 15 days ago and the dog died two days after the bite. At that time I did not know about it, so I did not take any vaccination at that time. Now I am feeling very scared as to what should I do now.
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Since the dog died two days after the bite and you did not take the rabies vaccine at that time, the risk was indeed present back then. However, since it has already been more than seven months and you have not developed any symptoms, there is no need to worry at this time. Rabies symptoms, if the infection had occurred, would have appeared within a few weeks, rarely more than six months after exposure.
You do not need to start vaccination now because it will not provide any benefit after such a long gap, and with no symptoms appearing. It would still be good to remember this for the futureâany dog bite should always be followed immediately by proper wound cleaning and starting the vaccine series within 24 hours.
You are completely safe at this stage, so please stop worrying.
If you wish, you can book an online consultation with me on Practo, and we can discuss this in detail.
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