California teacher dies from suspected rabid bat bite

Re:California teacher dies from suspected rabid bat bite by slfnflctd on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @10:26PM (#42314242)

At the time I write this comment, the thread has been up for 9 hours and has 130 comments. I can't claim to have read them all, but in my scan of the entire page, yours is the only one I could find focusing on the actual facts instead of the fear-mongering.

I'm disappointed in this community. I suppose it's not fair to expect a lot of deep zoology background here, but damn.

More information on a balancing perspective can be found here: https://www.merlintuttle.org/rabies-in-perspective/

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Re:California teacher dies from suspected rabid bat bite by apple4ever on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @11:41PM (#42314536)

Very good article. While I normally am terrified of rabies, this helps me reduced that fear, and not worry because a bat flew by overhead.

I know in the US we only get 2-3 cases per year, and the OP case is the first in 3 years I think? All of our cases are known to be direct contact with bats/animals and the people should've known to get help.

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