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Rabies Evolution From Painful Past to Safer Vaccine
Rabies treatment has shifted from 23 painful stomach shots to a six-shot arm regimen using inactivated virus grown in labs. CDC experts say the modern vaccine is far safer, with rare side effects, and emphasize that treatment is most effective before the virus reaches the brain. A series of cases shows the dilemma of testing animals involved in bites and the urgency of early intervention.
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Louisiana
Russell Martin
Illinois Department of Public Health
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Illinois Public Health Department
Scott Burrelsman
Camp Ondessonk
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Shawnee National Forest
Tommy
Kenneth Bernard
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