hi doctor, would u tell me pl. on a cat bitten case to my child (6 yrs age) two days ago by a known cat who have been watched since that day. he just scratched by his nail or teeth having a little bit of blood . my question is shall i only watch the cat for 14 days whether he is affected by the fatal disease or showing any symptoms of infection , then go for the treatment..
Hello, Your child was scratched by a cat and should receive anti rabies vaccine. There are 5 doses of vaccine which need to be given over a period of a month. If the cat is under observation and is fine after 10 days then your child need not receive the remaining doses. But you cannot take a risk of observing the cat first and then starting treatment. Rabies is a highly deadly disease and once a person is affected with it, there is no definitive cure.  Hope that helps. Preeti