The WHO recommends 2 main immunization strategies for the
prevention of human rabies:
Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) which includes extensive and
thorough wound washing at the rabies-exposure site, together with rabies
immunoglobulin (RIG) administration if indicated, and the administration of a
course of several doses of rabies vaccine;
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) which is the administration of
several doses of rabies vaccine to high risk populations before exposure to
rabies.
For both PEP and PrEP, vaccines can be administered by either
intra-dermal (ID) or intra-muscular (IM) routes. BioShoot is a five-dose
schedule and should be given intra-muscular (IM) routes.
Usually after being scratched or bitten by a cat or dog, the
injection of rabies vaccine is not a one-shot injection. According to the
doctor's order, there are still several injections that need to go to the CDC
for injection. If you forget to inject or the time…