FACTS
- Post-exposure treatment is available in almost every emergency department across the country. For people who haven’t received the rabies vaccine, treatment includes a one-time dose of immune globulins and four doses of the vaccine over the course of two weeks.
- Oral rabies vaccines for wild animals have been used to control the spread of the disease from raccoons and coyotes. And was successful in preventing the spread of raccoon rabies westward.
- In the United States today, human fatalities are rare but typically occur in people who do not seek prompt medical care. Lack of awareness of the risk of […]
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