A 28-year-old woman has received a complete pre-exposure rabies vaccination course. She is bitten on the hand by a stray cat in India (WHO Category II...

Question

A 28-year-old woman has received a complete pre-exposure rabies vaccination course. She is bitten on the hand by a stray cat in India (WHO Category III exposure). What post-exposure management is required?

Accepted Answer

Wound washing plus two booster doses of rabies vaccine (days 0 and 3) - no RIG required

Answer

Wound washing only; she is fully protected

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Full five-dose post-exposure rabies vaccine course plus RIG

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Wound washing plus a single booster dose of vaccine

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Rabies immunoglobulin only

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Rabies PEP in Vaccinated Individual

A 28-year-old woman has received a complete pre-exposure rabies vaccination course. She is bitten on the hand by a stray cat in India (WHO Category III exposure). What post-exposure management is required?