Postexposure Definition

Postexposure Sentence Examples

• The US Public Health Service Guidelines for occupational postexposure prophylaxis are currently being revised.

• Individuals bitten by an unknown or potentially rabid animal should receive postexposure vaccination, also called postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).

• Postexposure prophylaxis-Any treatment given after exposure to a disease to try to prevent the disease from occurring.

• In the case of rabies, postexposure prophylaxis involves a series of vaccines given to an individual who has been bitten by an unknown animal or one that is potentially infected with the rabies virus.