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Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP)

Any treatment given after exposure to a disease to try to prevent the disease from occurring. In the case of rabies, PEP involves a series of vaccines given to an individual who has been bitten by an unknown animal or one that is potentially infected with the rabies virus.

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antilymphocyte serum
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blood serum
hepatitis B immune globulin
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PEP
polyvalent serum
pooled serum

rabies vaccine
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Postexposure prophylaxis (redirected from Post-exposure prophylaxis)

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