CDC reports increase in human rabies cases linked to bats in the U.S.

Re:CDC reports increase in human rabies cases linked to bats... by MobileVet on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:43PM (#29833618)

Those shots are not cheap either. We found a bat had been in our bedroom at night when we visited my in laws and I saw it fly over us several times.

They didn’t catch it so we didn’t know if the bat had rabies. We hadn’t been bitten, but you can get the virus dropped in your eyes or nose and it is basically 100% fatal.

With those odds, you go through the 3 shot protocol. It was basically $1k per shot for each of us. We have solid insurance but they were not covered because they are so rare.

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Re:CDC reports increase in human rabies cases linked to bats... by djhn on Friday January 07, 2022 @01:51AM (#29835874)

Surely covering rare events is the whole point of insurance!

(I know US medical insurance is different)

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Re:CDC reports increase in human rabies cases linked to bats... by dave_sullivan on Friday January 07, 2022 @04:07AM (#29836837)

Americans have been fucking themselves for so long that they don't even care if it makes sense anymore.

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Re:CDC reports increase in human rabies cases linked to bats... by option on Friday January 07, 2022 @02:11AM (#29836013)

That sounds ridiculously cheap. I got bitten by the squirrel and went to the emergency room only to be told that they don’t do rabies shots after squirrel bites. The price I paid for 15 min visit? - $3,500.

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