post-exposure
adjective
post-ex·po·sure
ˌpōst-ik-ˈspō-zhər 
variants
or less commonly postexposure
: occurring after exposure to something (such as a pathogen)
post-exposure antiretroviral medications
post-exposure surveillance
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Even though deaths are rare – fewer than 10 people a year die from rabies in the US – about 60,000 people receive post-exposure prophylaxis after rabies exposure each year.
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Carma Hassan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The latter option, called PEP, for post-exposure prophylaxis, has to be started within 72 hours of exposure to be effective.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In June, the CDC recommended doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for high-risk groups — essentially, a morning after pill for STIs.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
But if the animal can't be identified or captured, the recommendation is to begin postexposure preventive treatment for rabies.
—Caitlin Hillyard, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
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Carma Hassan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The latter option, called PEP, for post-exposure prophylaxis, has to be started within 72 hours of exposure to be effective.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In June, the CDC recommended doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for high-risk groups — essentially, a morning after pill for STIs.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
But if the animal can't be identified or captured, the recommendation is to begin postexposure preventive treatment for rabies.
—Caitlin Hillyard, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
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post-exposure
adjective
post-ex·po·sure
-ik-ˈspō-zhər
variants
also postexposure
: occurring after exposure (as to a virus)
post-exposure vaccination
post-exposure
adverb
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