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Rabies is a viral disease that is almost always fatal once clinical symptoms appear. However, #rabies deaths are preventable. On one hand, vaccinating dogs curbs the disease at its source; on the other, prompt use of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) stops the virus from reaching the central nervous system after a bite. PEP incl. wound washing, administration of a course of human rabies vaccine and, when indicated, rabies immunoglobulins