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Alright, thanks for the clarification, it's something that's been making me scratch my head for a while. I'm all for getting the booster if I think they've been in contact with a rabid animal, but I never understood WHY.
No vaccination is 100% effective, but if you are exposed to the rabies virus and don't get the vaccinations, you WILL die, whereas if you do get the vaccinations, you have a much better chance of surviving the encounter. Rabies boosters are recommended for anyone that is potentially exposed on a regular basis (veterinarians, zoo keepers, etc.) to keep the antibodies against the virus at a sufficient level. From my understanding, the vaccine for humans is expensive to make, expires quickly, and so is in short supply in most areas, which makes it crazy expensive.
Incidentally, you don't need to be bitten or scratched to contract rabies. The virus is carried in the bodily fluids (ie: saliva) so that's all you need to be exposed to in order to potentially contract it.
I don't remember the details, but there was a case up here in MN a couple years ago where a whole class of children had to be treated for rabies because they went to a petting zoo, got licked all over by some calves, and it turned out the calves had rabies.
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Re: Note about Rabies
[Re: Mara Jessup ]
#335545 - 06/04/2011 10:34 PM 
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