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Anti-rabies vaccine
I was bitten by a a dog year 2000. It's already 17 years ago. But i had not taken antirabies shots. How long is the longest incubation period of rabies?
Do i need to take vaccine today?
I've heard and read that there are cases when symptoms of the infection appear after 15 or 20 or even 25 years from exposure. I'm worried.
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Yes, you heard it right. Incubation period varies from few weeks to many years with no upper limit but more than one year is rare.
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You have both options of (1) diagnostic investigation for presence of rabies virus in body and (2) vaccine.
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Few Homeopathic Medicines are also capable to make you immune for rabies virus and eliminating rabies virus from body.
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