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 t…