§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the medicines to deal with rabies currently available to doctors and hospitals are the most effective for this purpose; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenThere is no specific treatment for a patient who has developed rabies, though various measures to alleviate the condition are available at the discretion of the individual clinician. My answer to the hon. Member for Thanet, East (Mr. Aitken) on 16th February—[Vol. 905, c.542–3]—indicated arrangements made to deal with exposure to rabies before the disease develops.