DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i09.027

Pages: 877-879

Rabies is 100% fatal, yet 100% preventable with timely and appropriate Post Exposure treatment. The Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) provides passive immunity in the form of ready-made anti-rabies antibodies, to tide over the initial phase of the infection before it is physiologically possible for the patient to begin producing his / her own antibodies following anti-rabies vaccination. In the present case report, non receipt of proper local wound treatment, use of rabies immunoglobulin after suturing of wound and face as a site of bite are the probable reasons for death of a child due to rabies.