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As the article says, its on par with rabies, which isn't nothing. It happens to occur mostly in poor areas, without adequate health resources, so we don't hear
by joshgel 10y ago
As the article says, its on par with rabies, which isn't nothing. It happens to occur mostly in poor areas, without adequate health resources, so we don't hear as much about it. The limited antibiotics it responds to is the most concerning part.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe comparison with rabies is the number of worldwide infections. For rabies, postexposure vaccination is extremely effective in preventing infection and death. To the point that failures are notable: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/50/1/77/312471/Failure-of-Rabies-Postexposure-Prophylaxis-In https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/50/1/77/312471/Failure-... Poor access to care/vaccines means that a lot of people still die from rabies, but it is the access that is the problem, not the effectiveness of the treatment.