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The 23 pages that link to Post-exposure prophylaxis, each with the reason it gives.

• VaccinationRelated: Some vaccines, such as rabies vaccine, can help prevent disease even after exposure.

• Sexually transmitted infectionRelated: HIV post-exposure prophylaxis is time-sensitive prevention after potential exposure.

• RabiesRelated: Prompt wound care, vaccine, and sometimes immunoglobulin can prevent rabies before symptoms develop.

• Incubation periodRelated: The available window for intervention may depend on how soon symptoms typically begin.

• Antiviral drugRelated: Timing matters when antivirals are used to prevent infection after exposure.

• HIV/AIDSRelated: PEP is an urgent prevention option after potential exposure.

• HIV preventionRelated: PEP is an urgent option after a potential exposure, unlike prevention taken in advance.

• MeaslesRelated: Vaccination or immune globulin can help protect eligible contacts after measles exposure.

• HIVRelated: PEP is an emergency prevention option after a potential exposure.

• Pre-exposure prophylaxisCompared with: Unlike PrEP, it is used after a specific potential exposure.

• OseltamivirRelated: Oseltamivir can reduce the chance of influenza after close exposure.

• Bacterial meningitisRelated: Close contacts of meningococcal cases may need antibiotics to prevent secondary infections.

• Hepatitis ARelated: Hepatitis A vaccine, and sometimes immune globulin, can prevent illness after recent exposure.

• HepatitisRelated: For some hepatitis exposures, prompt vaccination or immune globulin can prevent infection.

• ZidovudineRelated: Zidovudine has been included in some HIV exposure-prophylaxis regimens.

• Anal sexRelated: After a possible HIV exposure, PEP is time-sensitive and should be started as soon as possible.

• Passive immunityRelated: Passive antibodies can be part of urgent prophylaxis when protection is needed before an active response develops.

• Pneumonic plagueRelated: Close contacts may receive antibiotics to reduce their risk of developing plague.

• Rabies vaccineNarrower topic: Rabies vaccine is one part of this time-sensitive prevention strategy.

• MMR vaccineRelated: MMR can prevent or modify measles after exposure when given promptly to eligible people.

• Varicella vaccineRelated: Varicella vaccine can prevent or lessen illness when given soon after exposure.

• ChickenpoxRelated: Vaccination or immune globulin after exposure may prevent chickenpox or lessen its severity.

• Breakthrough infectionRelated: Infection after this intervention is a breakthrough despite prevention begun after exposure.