Which action is initiated when a child has been scratched by a potentially rabid animal?

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Human rabies immune globulin and the first dose of the rabies vaccine are given after exposure.TrAnswermission of rabies can occur from bites with contaminated saliva,scratches from the claws of infected animals,airborne trAnswermission in bat-infested caves,or in a laboratory setting.Rabies is fatal if no intervention is taken to prevent the disease.Human rabies immune globulin is infiltrated locally around the wound,and the other half of the dose is given intramuscularly.This is only part of the treatment after rabies exposure.The rabies vaccine is given within 48 hours of exposure and again on days 3,7,14,and 28.

Which Action Is Initiated When a Child Has Been Scratched