exposure
noun
the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering.
postexposure
-
a word derived from
exposure.
Example Sentences
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Any direct human contact with a bat is an indication for rabies postexposure prophylaxi - medical treatment given immediately after potential exposure to a rabid animal.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Now, several countries are effectively offering the vaccine both as pre- and postexposure prophylaxis to anyone at high risk.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 30, 2022
I got a postexposure test yesterday morning after waiting in a line that moved fast but stretched a quarter mile down Aurora Avenue.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
"It is possible that none of these health care workers were infected with Ebola virus. Therefore, we cannot know for sure whether or not postexposure prophylaxis prevented the onset of Ebola-virus disease," Jacobs said.
From US News ● Aug. 25, 2015
The NewLink vaccine, for instance, may work as both a preexposure vaccine—given, like a childhood vaccine, to prevent infection—and as a postexposure treatment, in the way that rabies vaccine is generally used.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2014
