title: Rabies vaccination and post-exposure prophylaxis.
abstract: Joyce Skeet outlines the risks associated with rabies, the advice patients should receive in vaccination clinics when travelling to at-risk areas and post-exposure prophylaxis.
authors: Holbrook Surgery, Horsham, West Sussex.
authors: Joyce
authors: J
authors: Skeet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D002685:Chiroptera; D004285:Dogs; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines