How to Use post-exposure in a Sentence

post-exposure

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  • If the bat is negative, individuals will not need post-exposure treatment.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Now, the park is looking for this teenager with the hope of encouraging them to see a medical provider to discuss a post-exposure treatment for rabies.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Fourth, ask about time-sensitive post-exposure prophylaxis.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Animals can pass it to humans through bites or scratches, but transmission is preventable with prompt post-exposure vaccination.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
  • However, prompt post-exposure treatment following exposure to the virus will prevent the disease, health officials said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The dog owners who trapped the skunk were notified that they may have been exposed to rabies and were recommended to talk to their physicians about receiving post-exposure prophylaxis.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Doctors knew about the bat exposure and asked public health whether rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) ought to be administered.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 June 2026
  • But given that the boy already had rabies symptoms and that post-exposure prophylaxis actually can be harmful once symptoms set in, it was decided not to use PEP.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 June 2026
  • According to Hunt, if the cat is not current on its rabies vaccine, or if its vaccination status is unknown, as for a stray cat, the person will also need to undergo post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The vaccine is essential, though, as part of post-exposure prophylaxis, the therapies given to someone after a possible rabies exposure to prevent the disease from developing.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • People who have been exposed are advised to get post-exposure prophylaxis, which includes a dose of human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and a four-dose series of rabies vaccine.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
  • After a rabies exposure, people should seek immediate preventative medical care, known as post-exposure prophylaxis, which involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and receiving a rabies vaccination.
    — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As officials investigated the donor’s rabies status, the cornea recipients had their grafts removed as a precaution and received post-exposure prophylaxis, a medication taken after potential exposure to rabies to prevent infection.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025

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