title: Dealing with possible rabies exposure.
abstract: When a patient has come in contact with a domestic or wild animal that may be rabid, the physician must decide whether postexposure rabies prophylaxis is warranted. Among the factors that must be weighed are the animal species involved, the epizootiology of rabies, and the circumstances surrounding the exposure.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds; D007106:Immune Sera; D011819:Rabies Vaccines