Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Bats have very sharp teeth and when they bite they leave almost no mark. It's very likely she didn't know she was bitten.

That would truly and honestly suck... if she had no reason to think she was exposed.

I'm disappointed in subby's spelling.

it is possible to survive rabies by inducing a coma and giving a shiatload of antiviral drugs

TheDirtyNacho: it is possible to survive rabies by inducing a coma and giving a shiatload of antiviral drugs

Possible, but not very likely. Still, I'd take a 20% chance of survival over certain death.

No reason to froth at the mouth over this story. People just need to be better educated.

Approves.

/Hot like Dr. Mellow Ski Bum's mustache

Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Bats have very sharp teeth and when they bite they leave almost no mark. It's very likely she didn't know she was bitten.

I thought that was bunnies.

SilentStrider: Don't transplant her organs.


/i can't obscure all on my own, I'm no superman.

The second you start blaming yourself there's no coming back.

Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Also I've had a very difficult time convincing people to get the post exposure prophylaxis when bitten by unvaccinated cats and dogs since it is very expensive and many don't have health insurance. Luckily no one in my county has ever contracted rabies, though we generally have a few positives per year in both wild animals (skunks, raccoons, foxes, bats) and occasionally domestic (cattle and horses) but never a dog or cat.

/Environmental Health Specialist for a rural Georgia county health department

So, are you getting a kick out of all these replies?

Wait...WHAT???!!


Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Bats have very sharp teeth and when they bite they leave almost no mark. It's very likely she didn't know she was bitten.

This is why the medical recommendation is that if you even see a bat ever appear inside your house, you should immediately get the rabies vaccine regardless of whether or not you remember being bitten (it could've happened while you were asleep). However, if this was a case where the bat came into the woman's house, bit her without her realizing, and then left the house without ever being sighted, then she is just one poor and unlucky soul.

Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Also I've had a very difficult time convincing people to get the post exposure prophylaxis when bitten by unvaccinated cats and dogs since it is very expensive and many don't have health insurance. Luckily no one in my county has ever contracted rabies, though we generally have a few positives per year in both wild animals (skunks, raccoons, foxes, bats) and occasionally domestic (cattle and horses) but never a dog or cat.

/Environmental Health Specialist for a rural Georgia county health department

Rabies has, for all effective purposes, been eradicated from dogs and cats in the US so being bitten by one is generally not a risk factor for getting infected. This is not the case in most developing countries, where stray dog bites are still the most common way that people can catch rabies.

Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

She obviously never saw Cujo.

FTFA: South Carolina law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets to be vaccinated against the rabies virus.


These terrifying creatures are illegal in some cities and states..


/Cricket the ferret

Chinchillazilla: I thought bats rarely transmitted rabies, since they're so fragile they rarely survive being bitten by something else.

I always assumed they got it from eating tasty mosquitoes

The thing about bat bites is that people sometimes have NO IDEA that they've been bitten, except for (maybe) noticing the two appropriately-spaced fang marks. If it happens while you're sleeping, you may not know. I wouldn't be quite so quick to fault her for not seeking assistance immediately.

doglover: Talon: What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies?

Have you ever actually dealt with animals at all? You can get bit a lot if you keep busy evicting bugs and rodents from where they don't wanna be. A bat looks like a flying mouse and rabies hasn't been reported in your lifetime.

It makes a lot of sense she'd not realize it was time for a series of shots. I personally have been gnawed upon by something from everything from a mouse to a baby lion (playfully, but I've been gnawed) and thus would likely not consider the chance of rabies either.

Geez, some people just don't get out of the house.

well, if you ever get bit by a lady in South Carolina you should get a round of shots

Chinchillazilla: I thought bats rarely transmitted rabies, since they're so fragile they rarely survive being bitten by something else.

Maybe from eating mosquitos that bit something rabid???

chaddsfarkprefect: FTFA: South Carolina law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets to be vaccinated against the rabies virus.

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These terrifying creatures are illegal in some cities and states..

/Cricket the ferret

Poorly trained pet/lazy pet owner:

Cats will claw furniture, walls and pee on carpet. Replace carpet. paint over walls, replace a few entry way boards.

Dogs will shiat and piss everywhere. might chew a few things.

Ferrets are something that you can NEVER get the smell out of. EVER. it might as well be a meth house, unless you are lucky enough to have another ferret owner move in.

Any pet is fine if you aren't a redneck moron. But if some apartments won't allow cats based on allergies and cost of replacing a few carpets, they more than likely won't let ferrets.

/my step brother's ferrets smelled like wet dogs, and they were clean

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: Krymson Tyde: Talon: Andromeda: RTFA- first case in 50 years in SC, there are a few nationally each year though.

What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies? I mean who DOESN'T know that rabies comes from small woodland like creatures and that it kills almost all of its victims?

Bats have very sharp teeth and when they bite they leave almost no mark. It's very likely she didn't know she was bitten.

I thought that was bunnies.

Or maybe midgets...

No doubt bitten by her brother/husband.

I think the most disturbing thing I ever saw on Youtube was the video of a rabies infected 5 year old kid. Kid was frothing at the mouth and acted like a puppet being controlled by someone else. Knowing there was no hope for the kid only made things even more sad.

/I think fetters are cute but never liked the smell much. Aunt used to have a black footed ferret that was so mean it would attack anything human and she had to feed it using thick leather gloves. Why would you KEEP anything that nasty and ill-tempered as a pet is beyond me...

doglover: FROGSTOMPER: doglover: Talon: What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies?

Have you ever actually dealt with animals at all? You can get bit a lot if you keep busy evicting bugs and rodents from where they don't wanna be. A bat looks like a flying mouse and rabies hasn't been reported in your lifetime.

It makes a lot of sense she'd not realize it was time for a series of shots. I personally have been gnawed upon by something from everything from a mouse to a baby lion (playfully, but I've been gnawed) and thus would likely not consider the chance of rabies either.

Geez, some people just don't get out of the house.

well, if you ever get bit by a lady in South Carolina you should get a round of shots

Nah. I was born 30 mile north of west virginny. I ain't catchin' Redneck Simpletonis, Nascarafanza Pretifaticus, or BLTGS (Bud Light Tastes Good Syndrome).

However, I was born with a severe and crippling bout of Dog,Truck, Gun disease. Once a month I have to go to a center and do loops on a closed dirt track in an old Ford pickup with a coon dog riding shotgun and some hunting rifles in the back or I might have to go out into the world and buy those things myself.

Now wait a minute, Bud Light isn't that ba...

Oh god.

How's that reading comprehension thing going subby?

yourmomlovestetris: I think the most disturbing thing I ever saw on Youtube was the video of a rabies infected 5 year old kid. Kid was frothing at the mouth and acted like a puppet being controlled by someone else. Knowing there was no hope for the kid only made things even more sad.

/I think fetters are cute but never liked the smell much. Aunt used to have a black footed ferret that was so mean it would attack anything human and she had to feed it using thick leather gloves. Why would you KEEP anything that nasty and ill-tempered as a pet is beyond me...

A former roommate had three, and I have no idea why. They weren't friendly, they stunk, and they had to be kept in a cage or they'd run away.

Then again, she also had a lot of snakes, a monitor lizard, some flying squirrels, and assorted other weird uncuddly pets. Maybe it was just a varient of the crazy cat lady idea.

thisispete: Possible, but not very likely. Still, I'd take a 20% chance of survival over certain death.

Yeah, at least you have hope until you're no longer able to care (at which point you don't know if they succeed with you or not).

Rabies is NOT a nice death. Definitely not something to google too much about unless you're up for some disturbing stuff and depressing reading.

yourmomlovestetris: I think the most disturbing thing I ever saw on Youtube was the video of a rabies infected 5 year old kid. Kid was frothing at the mouth and acted like a puppet being controlled by someone else. Knowing there was no hope for the kid only made things even more sad.

I.e. this.

Maybe it was her tooth brush.

She was reportedly also traded for a bridge. Or possibly a magnet.

davidphogan: A former roommate had three, and I have no idea why. They weren't friendly, they stunk, and they had to be kept in a cage or they'd run away.

We took in some for a summer for a neighbor who was away on a research trip and yeah, they smelled. They were cute and friendly, nice enough little critters, but yeah, they absolutely did smell.

Cheesus: doglover: FROGSTOMPER: doglover: Talon: What I don't get is if this woman was bitten by a bat that got into her house... why wouldn't she go and immediately get the series of vaccines to prevent rabies?

Have you ever actually dealt with animals at all? You can get bit a lot if you keep busy evicting bugs and rodents from where they don't wanna be. A bat looks like a flying mouse and rabies hasn't been reported in your lifetime.

It makes a lot of sense she'd not realize it was time for a series of shots. I personally have been gnawed upon by something from everything from a mouse to a baby lion (playfully, but I've been gnawed) and thus would likely not consider the chance of rabies either.

Geez, some people just don't get out of the house.

well, if you ever get bit by a lady in South Carolina you should get a round of shots

Nah. I was born 30 mile north of west virginny. I ain't catchin' Redneck Simpletonis, Nascarafanza Pretifaticus, or BLTGS (Bud Light Tastes Good Syndrome).

However, I was born with a severe and crippling bout of Dog,Truck, Gun disease. Once a month I have to go to a center and do loops on a closed dirt track in an old Ford pickup with a coon dog riding shotgun and some hunting rifles in the back or I might have to go out into the world and buy those things myself.

Now wait a minute, Bud Light isn't that ba...

Oh god.

First off, don't panic. Immediately head down to your local liquor store and pick up a 6 pack of microbrew. Possibly two packs, just to be on the safe side.

Pretzels or pizza are known to amplify the corrected effects as well.

thisispete 2011-12-17 06:01:44 PM TheDirtyNacho: it is possible to survive rabies by inducing a coma and giving a shiatload of antiviral drugs Possible, but not very likely. Still, I'd take a 20% chance of survival over certain death.
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Not really. I think that's only worked for 2 people. Ever.

And they both had very lasting permanent disabilities.

/They did survive though. And it was greater than 0%. But it's no where near 20%.