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Rabies cause Cancer
Can rabies vaccine overdose cause Cancer in humans? I have taken 5 rabies intradermal shots. I am very afraid of rabies so I want to take 2-3 more vaccine. I am having sleepless nights. Please help me.
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Dr. Dignesh R Vachhani
General Practitioner
12 yrs exp
Junagadh
Don't worry about that it's not cause cancer....
After dog bite you just need Injection TT 0.5 ml deep intra muscular
Injection ARV is available in two schedule...
(Only schedule is different , vaccine is same)
1st schedule is... 0,3,7,28 total 4 times you have to go for ARV, each time it's 0.1ml intra dermal 2 injection at a time on different part of body mostly on both deltoid (upper arm)
2nd schedule is... 0,3,7,14,28 total 5 times you have to go for ARV, each time it's 0.5ml intra muscular 1 injection at a time on body mostly on deltoid (upper arm)
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Dr. Vishwas Madhav Thakur
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34 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Yours is not overdose, it doesnot cause cancer. You have more anxiety and manage that
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Dr. C Sreehari Surendran
General Medicine
6 yrs exp
Thrissur
U need not worry about it...
Is completely safe...
It doesn't cause cancer
Protections starts right after the 7th day of 1st shot...
Last 2 shots as boosters...
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