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1st person ever survives rabies infection without vaccine. . .

Originally posted by: Quasmo
can someone post the article
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Rabies Survivor Is Home
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: January 2, 2005

AUWATOSA, Wis., Jan, 1 (AP) - A teenager who is the first person known to survive rabies without a vaccination went home Saturday after nearly 11 weeks in the hospital, officials said.

The teenager, Jeanna Giese, 15, was infected when a bat bit her in September, but did not immediately seek treatment. She began showing symptoms of rabies in mid-October.

A team of doctors at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin gambled on an experimental treatment and induced a coma as part of efforts to stave off the usually fatal infection.
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🙂
 
i would be more impressed if she did it without any treatment at all

but great news and im glad for her and yes i am impressed!
 
i think people need to know that rabies is one of those diseases previously known to be incurable. its like someoen surviving AIDS, ebola, and other incurable diseases. the diference is we have vaccines for rabies.
 
makes me glad that there is at least some form of treatment, since I have been safely handled (I hope anyways) several rabid animals the last several months.
 
Originally posted by: cerebusPu
i think people need to know that rabies is one of those diseases previously known to be incurable. its like someoen surviving AIDS, ebola, and other incurable diseases. the diference is we have vaccines for rabies.
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Ironically, I believe that in the mid-1980s, there was a man infected with ebola, and survived after several weeks in quarantine. In addition, there are women in Africa who work in that "special" industry who have been found to be immune to AIDS - i.e., they come into contact with HIV but do not contract the disease. 🙂



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but yes, rabies is a big no-no in the "curable diseases" category.
 
That story is bunk.

I also survived rabies several years ago.

Only side effect is that I keep chasing cars. 🙂
 

Just so you know...

If you see a racooon or skunk, that acts extremely friendly .... get your dog and yourself inside the house, then get gun and kill the crazy critter. If you must move it use gloves and afterward douse yourself, and anything that has touched that critter with clorox.
 
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