Rabies Post Exposure

Sharing this useful info from WHO on recommendations for post-exposure depend on the type of contact with the suspected rabid animal. For category I exposure (touching or feeding animals, licks on intact skin), no prophylaxis is required; For category II (nibbling of uncovered skin, minor scratches or abrasions without bleeding), immediate vaccination; and For category III (single or multiple transdermal bites or scratches, contamination of mucous membrane with saliva from licks, licks on broken skin, exposures to bats), immediate vaccination and administration of rabies immunoglobulin are recommended.