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Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face (www.bbc.com)
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[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

God, that's awful. Rabies has always terrified me... no symptoms until it's too late, and fatal basically 100% of the time. Rabies prophylaxis can be a pain, but if a wild animal has broken your skin or licked broken skin, or if you wake up with a bat in the room with you, contact a doctor immediately.

Also, most rabies deaths occur in people who have more limited ability to access healthcare. Consider supporting https://rabiesalliance.org/ to fight this incredibly, unspeakably awful, completely preventable with timely treatment disease.