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It couldn't be a vaccine if you already have rabies; vaccines are preventative medicine to build an immune response ahead of time.
by aldoushuxley001 8y ago
It couldn't be a vaccine if you already have rabies; vaccines are preventative medicine to build an immune response ahead of time.
- mrfusion 8y agoThat’s the treatment though: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351826 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/diagno... Maybe the vaccine can still stimulate you or immune system faster than the virus can take hold?
- maxerickson 8y agoPretty much. I'd say it stimulates the immune system before the virus does much damage rather than before it takes hold.
- CharlesW 8y agoThe way I read it[1], you're both right. The rabies vaccine is part of rabies treatment, but it's used in the window between being exposed to rabies and developing rabies. People who've been exposed but haven't been previously vaccinated also get Rabies Immune Globulin, which provides immediate antibodies until the body can respond to the vaccine by actively producing antibodies of its own. CDC: "Rabies vaccine is given to people at high risk of rabies to protect them if they are exposed. It can also prevent the disease if it is given to a person after they have been exposed."[1] [1] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/rabies.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/rabies.h...