What is the truth about rabies shots for humans?

Question: When I was growing up there was a "myth" about 14 shots in the stomach if you got rabies.... I heard today on the news a boy had to get a series of shots every week and they were very painful. Does anyone know exactly what they do if you are suspected of being bit by an animal with rabies. What kind of shot is it; why is it so terribly painful; and how many shots do you need?

Answers:
Actually, it's no myth - it is a series of shots (not as many, these days), given over the course of a month, and injected into the muscles. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/rabies/article_em.htm has more detailed information.

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After possible exposure to the rabies virus, the doctor will give you five shots with one of these vaccines into your upper arm muscle over a four-week period. The vaccines can cause mild reactions such as swelling or redness at the vaccine site, headache, fever, nausea, muscle aches, and dizziness.

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