Prophylaxis for health personnel working in plague ward is -
- immunisation with plaque vaccine is a valuable preventive measure. The WHO recommends that under all circumstances, vaccination should be used only for the prevention not the control of human plaque - the plaque vaccine is killed vaccine. - two doses of 0.5 &1 ml given subcutaneously at interval of 7-14 days. Booster doses are recommended after 6 months for persons at continuing risks of infection. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:296 <\p>
Vaccine
Tetracycline throughout the duty
A course of tetracycline
Vaccine and Erythromycin
Communicable diseases