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How to check if a person is currently suffering from Rabies or not if that person was bitten by a street dog few months back and he had not taken any vaccination at that time? Is there a particular test to check the same? And if yes, please let me know the test name. And also tell if the test report comes normal, it's well n good but if the report states that the person is currently suffering from Rabies then how to cure it & save life? Please suggest. It's a humble request please cover my both points while answering this question.
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If a person is bitten by a dog infected with rabies the man will die within few days. Maximum 1 to 2 weeks. But if he survives more than 3 4 weeks then definitely it's not a case of rabies. Rabies infection to any animal has 100 percent case fatality rate. So it's wise to take anti rabies vaccination along with rabies immunoglobulin after any dog bite.
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No such tests available. If bite is suspected to be by rabid animal take vaccination now.
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