Not from the medical field but I'm pretty sure vaccine should be used BEFORE the disease is inflicted upon patient's body not after...
I want confirmation too someone help
Im just a first year student so I cannot provide complete information, however most people who have been exposed to rabies are usually given a post exposure vaccine dose, rabies is one of the few diseases where the post exposure vaccine is more common.
Though take my words with a grain of salt as I very well may be wrong
I think you're right. Iirc my prof said that too. And rabies can actually last up to 10-15 years before taking effect so vaccines after exposure is plausible, however as we all expect from a manhwa taking place yeaaaars ago, it's not accurate.
There is also prep or pre-exposure prophylaxis if you want a vaccine before getting exposed to rabid animals. When you do get bit by a rabid dog, you want to get vaccinated within 1-3 days and the vaccine you get is erig or equine rabies immunoglobulin which is actually from a horse and not a dog lol. Or an hrig (human rabies immunoglobulin). Just learned this a few weeks ago lol
In most cases, vaccines are given before exposure to prevent disease, but rabies is an exception. If someone is bitten or scratched by a possibly rabid animal, doctors give a series of rabies shots after the exposure—this is called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). It works because the rabies virus spreads very slowly through the nerves toward the brain, so the vaccine has time to train the immune system to fight it off before symptoms appear. Often, rabies immunoglobulin is also given right away to provide immediate protection while the vaccine builds up. So, in the manhwa, the girl receiving a “vaccine” after exposure is accurate, since rabies shots are effective when given promptly after contact.
wow, thats really cool ur doing medical school, and good luck lol
This would be a great help for my biology exam thanks
Thank you man, i NEED it cause its lowkey frying me
lol
Wow this became a very knowledgeable discussion, I didn't know rabies has slow after effects, I eas bit by a cat before and keep it a secret because I was afraid to get scolded by my mom, hoping I won't die, but now I am an adult and nothing happens I think it's safe to say the cat was free from rabies
You might have just been lucky this time. Any bite from a wild animal should be a cause for concern. And it’s not that rabies is “slow” it depends on where you were bitten. If on your extremities(especially your lower extremities) then yes.
I thought the cat was friendly because it let me pet it, but when I got distracted it bit me on my hand then run away, it was when I was still in highschool but now I am in college its safe to say that I was indeed lucky
The common practice for rabies vacine is you take it "after" getting bite not "before".
I got 3 shots of rabies vaccine after getting bit by a dog before.
I just google it, you can also have it even "before"
Is the vacine legit?