About SafeRabies
Trusted Information for Human & Animal Safety in a Rabies-Free World
Who runs this site
My name is Faisal Mumtaz. I built SafeRabies, and I write and maintain everything on it.
I am a software developer and a Computer Science lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. I am not a doctor, and I am not a veterinarian. I have no medical training. My role as author is separate from the medical/public-health reviewers identified on reviewed articles.
I am putting that at the top rather than in the footer because it should change how you read the rest of this site. If you want a medical opinion, I am not the person to give you one. What I can do is take guidance that public health agencies have already published and make it faster to act on.
Why this site exists
If you have just been bitten or scratched, the information you need already exists. The CDC and the WHO both publish detailed rabies guidance, and it is authoritative. It is also written for clinicians and public health officials, spread across long documents, and hard to use when you are frightened, in a hurry, and trying to work out whether the animal that just bit you is a problem.
Rabies is very close to always fatal once symptoms begin, and it is preventable when appropriate post-exposure care begins before symptoms. Delay is where the damage happens. SafeRabies exists to get you from “I was just bitten” to “here is what to do in the next hour” without reading a forty-page PDF first.
How the content is written
Every clinical claim on this site comes from CDC or WHO rabies guidance and links to the source it came from, so you can check it yourself rather than taking my word for it. Where state or local law is involved — pet vaccination requirements, bite reporting — I cite the relevant state health department or statute.
The medical review is a defined accuracy and wording check, not a diagnosis or treatment service. If a claim cannot be traced to a primary source, it does not belong on the page. If you find one that can't, tell me and I will fix it.
A content-updated date records an editorial revision. A source-check date records checking the named sources. A review date is shown only for confirmed approval of the exact revision and stated scope. These are separate events; unknown dates are omitted.
Sources and how they apply
- World Health Organization (WHO) rabies guidance
- CDC rabies prevention and control guidelines
- Applicable statutes, regulations, binding orders and public-health agency guidance
- Peer-reviewed medical literature
We select sources by jurisdiction, topic, currency and applicability to the population and setting. We check publication or update dates, effective dates for legal requirements, and whether a source has been superseded. The source list is not a universal ranking.
For legal requirements, we cite applicable primary legal authorities: statutes, regulations and binding orders in the relevant jurisdiction. Agency explanations provide context but do not replace the governing legal text. WHO or CDC guidance does not override binding local law.
For US clinical information, we use applicable CDC guidance and ACIP recommendations, with relevant state or local public-health guidance. For international or other clinical contexts, we use WHO guidance alongside applicable national guidance, identifying differences in populations, settings and available interventions rather than treating the recommendations as interchangeable.
If a material difference remains unresolved, we describe the uncertainty and withhold a definitive recommendation pending review by an appropriately qualified clinician or public-health professional, veterinarian, or legal professional for the topic. We record the sources and scope of the disagreement. This review requirement is not a claim that review has occurred; completed review is identified only with documented approval of the relevant revision.
Medical review and trust
SafeRabies publishes educational content based on official public-health sources. Articles may undergo page-specific medical/public-health review. For reviewed articles, the page identifies the reviewer, credentials, review date, and review scope. Review status varies by article and revision; some articles remain pending or unconfirmed. These reviews apply only to the recorded content and scope, not to the entire website. Static, legal, and tool pages should not be considered medically reviewed unless their own review information confirms it. Pages without a confirmed review should not be understood as medically reviewed. SafeRabies is the publisher; authorship and medical review remain separate roles.
SafeRabies remains educational only. It does not diagnose exposure, prescribe treatment, provide emergency services, or verify live vaccine/HRIG availability.
What this site is not
- Not medical advice, and not a substitute for seeing a clinician. If you may have been exposed, contact a healthcare provider or your local health department now. Do not wait, and do not rely on this site alone.
- Not a diagnosis. I cannot tell you whether you have rabies, or whether a particular animal was rabid.
- Not affiliated with the CDC, the WHO, any government agency, hospital, or pharmaceutical company. I cite them. That is the entire relationship.
- Not a guarantee about any clinic. Ask a healthcare professional or local public-health authority where to seek assessment. Call any recommended facility to confirm services before traveling.
Who this site is for
- Anyone who has been bitten or scratched by an animal and needs to understand what to do next
- Parents, caregivers, and teachers looking for clear rabies prevention information
- Travelers to areas where rabies is common who want to plan ahead
- Pet owners seeking vaccination schedules and state-by-state legal requirements
- Community health workers and first responders looking for a quick reference
How this site is funded
SafeRabies is maintained as an independent educational resource. Advertising, when enabled, is kept separate from editorial decisions, and this site does not accept affiliate links or paid placements. I am not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company, hospital, or government agency.
Medical reviewer profiles
Reviewer profiles are available only after credentials have been verified and publication permission is confirmed. Profile inclusion does not mean that an article has been medically reviewed.
How to reach me
- Corrections and editorial: editorial@saferabies.comThis is the one I would most like you to use. If something here is wrong or out of date, I would rather hear it from you than not.
- General: contact@saferabies.com
- Privacy: privacy@saferabies.com
Medical Disclaimer
SafeRabies summarizes public health guidance from the CDC and WHO. It is not medical advice and does not replace urgent care. If you may have been exposed to rabies, contact a healthcare provider or your local health department promptly.