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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.
by 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 agoHere, 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 agoI 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 agoThe 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?