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
• Rabies, which is a nervous system disease that is nearly always fatal, can be prevented post-exposure with proper response.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
• The secret must be rotated, dependent systems updated and any post-exposure access reviewed.
  — Eric Fourrier, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
• 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
• The three dogs involved in the attack are now undergoing evaluation and rabies post-exposure management by veterinarians.
  — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 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
• To meet this need, a clinical trial will soon be under way to evaluate if obeldesivir, an oral antiviral drug that works similar to remdesivir, can offer an effective post-exposure prophylactic strategy.
  — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 July 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
• That post-exposure treatment typically includes a dose of an antibody medication that prevents infection, called human rabies immune globulin, and at least four doses of a rabies vaccine.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
• Rabies is almost always fatal once the initial symptoms appear, but it can be prevented through vaccination, effective surveillance and prompt access to post-exposure prophylaxis.
  — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
• The health agency added that although there is currently no shortage of the rabies vaccine, clinicians should ensure doses of the post-exposure treatment are administered properly to avoid high costs and potential adverse effects.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
• 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
• The guest subsequently underwent an emergency medical evaluation and post-exposure rabies treatment, according to the complaint.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
• Post-exposure treatment, called post-exposure prophylaxis, includes wound care, administering human rabies immune globulin, and a series of vaccines.
  — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
• In addition to treatments to help contain the spread of Ebola in the DRC, post-exposure prophylaxis is also critically important.
  — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• Treatment after exposure to rabies, called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), consists of four to five rabies vaccine that must be administered as soon as possible.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
• 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
• But Oaklyn's family had already begun rabies post-exposure treatment immediately, even before getting the confirmation.
  — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
• Importantly, the peak THC concentration among study participants, taken by blood tests at two and five hours post-exposure, were near or below the common thresholds for laws against intoxicated driving.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
• The state health department recommended post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for 213 of the people who were evaluated.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
• Invivyd, a biopharmaceutical company, began developing a treatment and post-exposure preventive medicine for measles in 2025.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis includes washing the wound in question, receiving the human rabies vaccine, and, if necessary, rabies immunoglobulins, according to the World Health Organization.
  — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026