What should be done after a monkey scratch?
Patient: monkey scratched me on 1/2/2014 in a temple in my right leg. On 2/2/2014 i went to doctor , she injected TT and antirabies injection and advised me to come on 4/2/14 and 8/2/14 for another two doses. I told her in my 8th age , i had already been injected 11 doses for dog bite.Whether two times this vaccination this vaccination is advisable, kindly give me advise, now my age is 37, female Doctor: Hello, Welcome to HCM, Any animal bit/scratch is considered as rabied animal bite and treat like a rabid animal bite, because it is 100% fatal but 100% preventable by proper treatment. For my patients I would have advised antirabies vaccines on days 0,3,7,14 and 28 following the scratch and I would suggested them to take rabies immunoglobulins (RIGs), because you caanot observe the monkey for 10 days, so donnot want to take risk with disease like rabies. As you have taken 11 injections at the age of 8 years around the umblicus, it is a nerve tissue vaccine (NTV) which has been discontinued in India fram june 2006. I would suggest you to take both antirabies vaccine as per the above given regimen and rabies immunoglobulins (RIGs). Thank you.