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Increase to 3 in one quarter

• joezydeco 5y ago
  "None of the three individuals received post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), shots that can prevent rabies from developing if received before symptoms start." This isn't news. This is people being stupid and dying. In the Illinois case the patient specifically refused the shots. https://abc7chicago.com/amp/rabies-in-humans-symptoms-vaccine-shot/11058270/ https://abc7chicago.com/amp/rabies-in-humans-symptoms-vaccin...
  • gnulinux 5y ago
    They may not necessarily know that they're bitten by a bat. It's unlikely but definitely possible and there have been such cases in the US before.
    • joezydeco 5y ago
      Here, let me copy from the article so you can read it here: "The Illinois Department of Public Health said in mid-August, a man in his 80s woke to find a bat on his neck. The bat was captured and tested positive for rabies. While health officials told the man he needed to start post-exposure rabies treatment, he declined." Woke to find a bat on his neck. Those "I didn't know" cases do exist. This is not one of them.
      • gnulinux 5y ago
        I understand that this is not one such case, I was merely pointing out that that's a possibility when it comes to bat rabies cases.
    • bawolff 5y ago
      The article linked said he knew it was a bat, they physically had the bat. They tested the bat for rabies and knew the bat had rabies. And still the person refused treatment. At what point is it a suicide?
  • avs733 5y ago
    It’s covered in the cdc meme article… Patient refused shots because of a fear of vaccines