VPH-0072
QUESTION
Choose the correct post prophylactic vaccination schedule of rabies?
OPTIONS
(A) 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days
(B) 0, 2, 7, 14, 21 days
(C) 0, 3, 7, 20, 21 days
(D) 0, 7, 14, 21, 38 days
ANSWER
(A) 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days
EXPLANATION
The correct post-exposure rabies vaccination schedule under the classical five-dose intramuscular Essen regimen is days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28, making option A correct. Day 0 is the day on which the first vaccine dose is administered after exposure, followed by subsequent doses at the specified intervals to develop and maintain an adequate immune response. The other schedules listed contain incorrect vaccination intervals and do not correspond to the standard five-dose Essen regimen. Therefore, option A, 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days, is correct.