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Rabies Vaccine

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1440ski
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So I was in Mexico with some friends over the weekend and I was bit by a dog. It wasn't a stray dog someone owned it. The bite didn't draw blood, but made more of a dent in my skin. I am just wondering if you guys think I should get the vaccine for it or not? The disease is fatal if you don't. The only issue is you need 4 to 5 shots of it. From what I have heard each shot is around $250 dollars. The first one also needs to be done in the emergency room from what I have been told. Thoughts?
May 30 2012 7:35PM
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volvotom
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Have you seen a doctor about it yet?
May 30 2012 7:45PM
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2_fadez
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Well did the dog look like it had Rabies?
Dogs bite people sometimes because they are little pieces of fuck from satan.

Rabies is pretty rare and the signs in the dog would have been obvious (foaming of the mouth, odd behavior, no warning signs that it is about to bite you)
May 30 2012 7:47PM
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wellthisisold
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This. No offense NSers, but i would trust a doctor more than us
May 30 2012 8:03PM
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2_fadez
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Some people don't have free healthcare or can't afford to see a doctor.
Not saying NS is a good alternative though
May 30 2012 8:04PM
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volvotom
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There are free clinics lots of places if you're willing to wait
May 30 2012 8:52PM
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wooody
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May 30 2012 8:58PM
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Gods_Father
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fixed-virus strain, Flury LEP neomycin, chlortetracycline, and amphotericin B, potassium glutamate, and sucrose human albumin, bovine gelatin and serum, and chicken protein

rabies virus adsorbed, beta-propiolactone, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal, and phenol, red rhesus monkey fetal lung cells

If you are comfortable with injecting any of those/the actual virus directly into your bloodstream, do it. But good immunity is what you want.

May 30 2012 9:10PM
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broto
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your first thought wasn't to contact the owner? they could tell you whether it has a rabies shot or not, contact their vet, etc.
May 30 2012 9:12PM
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Ski_Alot
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i recommend that you probs see a doctor, but if it has been 3 days since the bite and you don't have any symptoms your probs fine, although it is already to late once you have symptoms...
May 30 2012 9:22PM
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*geezer*
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this could have been the easy solution......now your situation is looking pretty bleak. SEE A DOCTOR! Rabies isn't something to fuck with, but mostly for your peace of mind (a bunch of shots will be nothing in comparison to worrying about what could happen). Also, sometimes people/animals don't show symptoms for up to a year.But mostly, I'm a teenager, so in all seriousness, I don't know and NS doesn't know either. Consult someone with a medical degree for your own safety :)
May 30 2012 10:03PM
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TimRiley
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Go to Dr. or free clinic asap, no joke
May 30 2012 10:05PM
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Wompuscat
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Rabies isn't something you want to fuck with. If it didnt break skin I wouldnt be too terribly worried, but you may want a vet or other physician to let you know how to handle the situation. Rabies shots are expensive, use a large needle, and hurt like a bitch. My dads a vet and had to get em several times, and my brother had to get em before entering vet school. So, just get a professional to help you figure this out.
May 30 2012 10:10PM
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ikindalikeskiing
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i would be more worried about the actual shots than the price... have you seen those fucking shots?!?!?!
May 30 2012 10:17PM
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Montville57
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You might want to become black, do some LSD, and naw a homeless mans face off.
May 30 2012 10:31PM
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rossi900
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First thing is, where were you bit?  If you were bit on the leg or anywhere below the knee you are in good shape, if you were bit high in the arms or worst case in the neck you need to take action ASAP. The rabies virus does not travel in the blood stream but along nerve cells which slows the progression of the virus down considerably.  You should contact the owner of the dog to see if it is up to date with rabies vaccinations, etc.  If not and you are fairly certain that the dog was rabid you need to take action ASAP.  What you need to do is go to a clinic or where ever and get titers done to see if you did in fact contract rabies.  Titers are relatively cheap blood work to see if your body has started producing antibodies against the virus and come back in 1-2 days.  This will help you avoid presenting at the ED with the possibility of having rabies as they will require you to be vaccinated.

I hope this helps, I'm a physicians assistant student..
May 30 2012 11:11PM
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TheClap.
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this
May 30 2012 11:14PM
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derekstreesv2
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dont risk it. I got shot for rabies when i was bitten by a bat. little fucker bit through my gloves. i was 13 when this happened not blood was drawn but it made a little pin prick. Just go and get the shots to be safe i was trippin' because of the fact you can die if you dont treat it and once the symptoms show its too late to treat.
May 30 2012 11:14PM
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derekstreesv2
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they didn't test my blood they just gave me the shots. If i still had the bat they would have tested the bat. Its better to be safe then wrong and die.
May 30 2012 11:17PM
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rossi900
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Do you have health insurance?  If so then yeah the rabies vaccine is covered and is given as a precaution if you are bitten by a high risk animal.  OP is concerned about what to do because it appears he doesn't have health insurance, I was trying to give him the cheaper option instead of spending lots of $$$$ for a vaccine that is not needed.  Dogs are the most common source of rabies especially in mexico..


May 30 2012 11:33PM
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derekstreesv2
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yea i have health insurance. Your right, he should definitely get the test before committing to the vaccine to save money.
May 30 2012 11:39PM
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JIBpsy^^
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rabies can not show up for months. dont fuck around with the rabes.
May 30 2012 11:43PM
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derekstreesv2
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true. rabies can go a year or longer with out showing up.
May 30 2012 11:45PM
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1440ski
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Figured I would give an update on the situation. There is no way of contacting the owner he doesn't even own a phone. So I am playing this one safe and currently in the ER waiting for my shots. I will let you all know if they suck as bad as everyone says
May 31 2012 12:18AM
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derekstreesv2
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good to here. for me all the shots were like regular shots. But they gave me a shot in the finger where i was bitten and had to move the needle around to get all the vaccine into the area where i was bitten, now that hurt. by the time they were done my finger was swollen to the size of a sausage.
May 31 2012 12:26AM
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LIL-WAT
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Geez thats pricey
May 31 2012 5:22AM
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Gods_Father
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Here is a list of some common ingredients in vaccines:

* aluminum hydroxide
* aluminum phosphate
* ammonium sulfate
* amphotericin B
* animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain
* arginine hydrochloride
* dog kidney, monkey kidney
* dibasic potassium phosphate
* chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg
* calf (bovine) serum
* betapropiolactone
* fetal bovine serum
* formaldehyde
* formalin
* gelatin
* gentamicin sulfate
* glycerol
* human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)
* hydrocortisone
* hydrolyzed gelatin
* mercury thimerosol (thimerosal, Merthiolate(r))
* monosodium glutamate (MSG)
* monobasic potassium phosphate
* neomycin
* neomycin sulfate
* nonylphenol ethoxylate
* octylphenol ethoxylate
* octoxynol 10
* phenol red indicator
* phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)
* potassium chloride
* potassium diphosphate
* potassium monophosphate
* polymyxin B
* polysorbate 20
* polysorbate 80
* porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein
* residual MRC5 proteins
* sodium deoxycholate
* sorbitol
* thimerosal
* tri(n)butylphosphate,
* VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells, and
* washed sheep red blood

Just know what you're getting into.
May 31 2012 7:39PM
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2_fadez
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Here are some common ingredients in vaccines:

Rabies
May 31 2012 8:39PM
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2_fadez
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dog bites*
fuck
May 31 2012 8:40PM
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