Rabies is still a threat—but experts say it doesn’t have to be that way

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Rabies is still a threat—but experts say it doesn’t have to be that way
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Given all that is known about the disease, experts say that eradication would be an easy win for public health—and momentum has been building in recent years

four shots of the rabies vaccine taken over two weeks, as well as a dose of rabies immune globulin, a serum that neutralizes the virus at the site of the bite and offers protection as the body mounts an immune response.

The rabies vaccine is unique in that it is typically administered after an infection rather than as a preventive measure. Hampson says that’s because most people—particularly in countries that have controlled rabies in dogs—are unlikely to be exposed.

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