Rabies

Rabies Vaccine in London

  • Safety & peace of mind before you travel
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Pricing £50 each
No. of sessions 3
Type of treatment Injection
Prevents Rabies
 
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Rabies is almost always a fatal disease, transmitted to humans through animal bites & scratches. Around 55,000 cases are contracted worldwide every year.

The most common cause of rabies is a dog bite in a country where rabies is common (it is not found in UK dogs). Some wild bats in the UK carry rabies, & it is also found in cats, mongooses, jackals, foxes, & raccoons. All mammals can carry rabies.

If you are bitten by an animal in a location known to have rabies infections, wash the wound immediately with soap & running water, flushing the wound with the water for 10-15 minutes. Then disinfect it with alcohol or antiseptic, leave it uncovered, & seek immediate medical attention.

 

Commonly affected locations

Afghanistan, Argentina, Asia, Africa, Central America, South America

Symptoms*

Symptoms begin quite soon after being bitten or scratched by an infected animal, starting out as flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, & malaise (generally feeling ill), as well as possible anxiety, & soreness or itching at the site of the wound.

As the disease develops, the symptoms become more severe & include:

  • mental confusion
  • frothing at the mouth
  • aggression, fear
  • hallucination
  • difficulty swallowing & breathing
  • muscle spasms
  • photosensitivity
  • hydrophobia (fear of water)
  • paralysis