
How a dog bite in India almost cost me my life
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So that becomes a really dire medial emergency very quickly.” Several hours post-dog bite, hasty research and an English-speaking driver landed us at a private hospital in Amritsar where doctors politely explained they didn’t carry the rabies vaccine. I handed the doctor a printout of a prescription sent by a friend in New Delhi, on which I’d carefully added the words “rabies immunoglobulin”. open image in gallery An Indian veterinary clinic employee gives a rabies vaccination to a pet dog at a free vaccination camp at the Government Super Speciality Veterinary Hospital The cost of post-exposure treatment is usually covered in Canada, but the price is steep in the United States. Six weeks later, a Winnipeg doctor checked my blood for a rabies titer and that ended the ordeal – it showed I’d acquired immunity.
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