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soreness, together with erythema about the site 

 of the injection, may occur. If these signs of 

 reaction are marked, the application of a wet 

 dressing of aluminum acetate solution will be 

 found useful. Slight malaise may also be felt. 

 The producing laboratories should be notified 

 by telegraph of any unusual symptoms. 



RABIES VACCINE. 



Indications Rabies Vaccine is used for the 

 preventive treatment of rabies during the incu- 

 bation period. After symptoms of the disease 

 are fully developed, antirabic treatment is of 

 absolutely no value. A cure for rabies is as yet 

 undiscovered, but the Pasteur treatment is ef- 

 fective in preventing the development of the 

 disease in persons bitten by rabid animals. 



Dosage The antirabic treatment consists of 

 the injection of 25 doses of Rabies Vaccine, pre- 

 pared after the method of Pasteur; the injec- 

 tions being given daily for 21 successive days. 



Method of Administration After painting 

 the skin with iodine, the injections are given into 

 the subcutaneous tissues of the anterior abdo- 

 minal wall or of the interscapular region. The 

 entire amount in each vial should be adminis- 

 tered at a single injection. Each subsequent in- 



