{"id":34121,"date":"2024-12-07T15:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/?p=34121"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:05:43","slug":"rabies-vaccine-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/en\/rabies-vaccine-en","title":{"rendered":"Rabies Vaccine \u2013 Prevent Infection After Animal Bites or Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rabies vaccine<\/span><\/strong> plays a crucial role in preventing rabies \u2014 a fatal zoonotic disease transmitted from animals to humans. Once symptoms appear, the disease is almost always fatal in both humans and animals. Rabies can occur in all mammals.<\/p>\n

In Thailand, dogs remain the primary source of infection. Each year, more than one million people are bitten by dogs, and a portion of them seek medical treatment. Deciding whether to administer the rabies vaccine<\/span><\/a> or rabies immunoglobulin is therefore an essential step in preventing this deadly disease.<\/p>\n

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If a person exposed to rabies does not receive proper medical treatment, the infection can be fatal. \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t

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