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What if someone bitten by an animal with rabies did not get rabies immunoglobulin, but only got therabies vaccines? would they be okay?
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NO: Immunoglobulin is urgent, if animal is rabid, per your question and it would be an emergency. Vaccine is need too. There are guideline for that specifically.
Answered 1/21/2016
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