VPH-0024
QUESTION
Which of the following is used for post bite anti-rabies vaccination schedule?
OPTIONS
(A) 0, 3rd, 7th, 14th & 30th day
(B) 0, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 30th & 90th day
(C) 0, 3rd, 7th, 14th & 28th day
(D) 0, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 28th & 90th day
ANSWER
(D) 0, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 28th & 90th day
EXPLANATION
The correct answer according to the MPPSC VAS 2016 answer key is option D, representing the older six-dose intramuscular post-exposure anti-rabies vaccination schedule in which vaccine was given on days 0, 3, 7, 14, 28, and 90. Options A and B incorrectly use day 30 instead of day 28, while option C omits the additional day-90 dose included in this older schedule. This should be considered a historical examination answer rather than the current human rabies PEP protocol. Under the current National Rabies Control Programme in India, the intramuscular Essen regimen for a previously unvaccinated person consists of five doses on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28; the intradermal regimen is administered at two sites on days 0, 3, 7, and 28. Thus, a routine day-90 dose is no longer part of the current Indian PEP schedule.