Rabies

[CDI]

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I've had this question for a while now, never bothered to ask anyone, just nodded my head and went along.

Problems with the 'ideal' suspected rabies scenario:

1. You get bit by a wild dog. (I'm assuming its wild because I would think an owner knows if their dog has rabies...) How do you even catch the dog to observe it?

2. If you do catch it, where do you put it? The animal control facility?

3. If it's caught and you are supposed to observe it for 10 days, and it dies, you take prophylaxis. (Fair enough...)

4. If you're supposed to get a "diagnosis" which is by flourescent antibody, do you take the dog to the vet or animal shelter and do they perform the autopsy and take the patho specimen of the dog's brain?

You can now.

Why not just take prophylaxis if you get bit by a wild dog that dies within 10 days and make it easy on everyone?

 

[drk]

I imagine that like any medical intervention vaccines also have the chance of side effects, however small. So if you don't need it why take it. Also, if it did have rabies and you capture it so that it doesn't bite anyone else, that could prevent another how many cases?

 

[CDI]

Probably limited? If its going to die in 10 days anyways.

 

[TooLove]

Also, rabies vaccines seem to be on permanent back order.