A rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies, a disease that is transmitted to humans typically through a bite or scratch from an infectious animal. Several rabies vaccines are available that are both safe and effective, and must be administered prior to exposure or within the latent period afterward, since the untreated virus is virtually 100 percent fatal once symptoms appear. After exposure, the vaccine is typically used along with rabies immunoglobulin, and vaccinating dogs is very effective in preventing the spread of rabies to humans. The first rabies vaccine was introduced in 1885 and was followed by an improved version in 1908; over 29 million people worldwide receive the human rabies vaccine annually, and it is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
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The first rabies vaccine was introduced in 1885 and was followed by an improved version in 1908.
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A rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies.
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