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5.5. What are we going to do – human component?
Using a set of commonly asked questions, this section provides guidelines for both bite-victims and health-care personnel on what they need to do if they/a patient have/has been exposed, including management of animal bite wounds and human rabies prophylaxis. It also provides guidelines on administration of pre-exposure prophylaxis. Click here for more information on human rabies prophylaxis and an overview of the steps required.
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- 5.5.1. What is the difference between pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.5.2. Who should receive pre-exposure prophylaxis?
- 5.5.3. What do we need to know about products for human rabies prophylaxis?
- 5.5.4. How do we deal with or prevent exposures?
- 5.5.5. What do we need to know about regimens, doses and schedules?
- 5.5.6. Are there any conditions that might affect post-exposure prophylaxis?
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- 5.1. What do we need to know before we start planning a canine rabies control programme?
- 5.2. What do we need to buy?
- 5.3. Who do we need to train and in what?
- 5.4. What are we going to do – dog component?
- 5.5. What are we going to do – human component?
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