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According to the Indiana State Department of Health, rabies cannot be cured once symptoms appear. I found this information on their website October 23, 2008: Can rabies be cured? Once symptoms appear in humans, rabies can not be cured. There have been only a few human rabies survivors, and almost all suffered permanent neurological damage. Therefore, efforts are focused on preventing exposure or providing immunity that will prevent disease in those exposed. http://www.in.gov/isdh/20518.htm#Can%20rabies%20be%20cured?
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∙ 13y agoYes, but as far as i know the only way to cure rabies is to get a rabies vaccination. However if a vaccine is received immediately after the bite is received, the patient can live. There is only one record of a person surviving without a vaccination.
There's a treatment called the Milwaukee Protocol for people who actually develop symptoms of rabies. The odds aren't great... for example, in a trial with 25 patients, only two of them survived... but even that is better than the literally millions to one shot (and even that "one case" is somewhat controversial) you get without treatment.
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∙ 10y agoOnce established, the tetanus toxin is fixed to the nervous tissue. Though the patient is given a course of antibiotic, probably penicillin. That is given in the hope to kill the bacteria and to stop the further production of the toxin.
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∙ 13y agoNo Rabies is a virus and not a fungal or bacterial infection so it dose not have a cure. However it does have a vaccine first invented by Louis Pasteur in the late 1800's. This vaccine consisted of 14 shots and could cure dogs, humans or any other creature that had rabies.
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∙ 10y agoNo. Rabies is a virus, so antibiotics won't affect it. If you are bitten by an animal, see a doctor immediately. A rabies vaccine may be recommended. If you wait until symptoms show, it is already too late.
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∙ 11y agono there is not a cure or treatment eather
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∙ 8y agoNo. Rabies is a viral infection, so antibiotics will not work.
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∙ 10y agoRabies is a viral infection. Antibiotics can treat bacterial infections, but not viral infections.
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∙ 11y agoYes, there is a vaccine for it. In rare cases if it is seen too late, a person with rabies may have a coma induced.
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Can antibiotics treat virus?
Antibiotics won't treat a virus.
Antibiotics are used to treat what?
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Antibiotics cannot treat viral infections such as HPV, herpes and HIV.
Why is it not possible to treat SARs with antibiotics?
You can't treat SARS with antibiotics because it is a viral disease.
How fast do rabies spread?
i dont know ask someone that has rabies
Can you get rabies from a young raccoon 3 months from a small bite on thumb when I feed him a treat?
Yes. If the raccoon has rabies, you might contract rabies.
Why do antibiotics do not help teat viral infections?
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, they have no affect on viruses. Vaccinations treat viruses.
How do you treat rabies?
If someone contracts rabies then it should ideally be treated straight away. If it is administered quickly the treatment can be effective.
What short-terms affects of rabies?
i dont no
What happens if you dont get enough vitaminC?
you get rabies
When are antibiotics used to treat chickenpox?
Antibiotics often are prescribed if blisters become infected.
How do you treat diseases caused by bacteria?
With antibiotics.
Can antibiotics treat bacterial infections?
yes
