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re: Ontario boy dies from rabies from bat
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:10 pm to deltadummy
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:10 pm to deltadummy
Most of the recent U.S. rabies deaths have involved bats found in a room where someone had been sleeping. Bat bites do not hurt, and really do not leave much of a mark.
When I was attached by a rabid Seminole bat in 2024, it repeatedly went after my arm. When it latched onto my leg, I was able to hit its center mass with my fist and it disabled him. Since it was Sunday afternoon, I knew as the bat came after me that it was probably rabid. It was - it tested hot. The Rabies protocol is now four shots plus immunoglobulin shots every you were bit. In my case, it was hard to tell so I got a ton of shots into my arm and hand.
ETA to add a picture of the bat:
When I was attached by a rabid Seminole bat in 2024, it repeatedly went after my arm. When it latched onto my leg, I was able to hit its center mass with my fist and it disabled him. Since it was Sunday afternoon, I knew as the bat came after me that it was probably rabid. It was - it tested hot. The Rabies protocol is now four shots plus immunoglobulin shots every you were bit. In my case, it was hard to tell so I got a ton of shots into my arm and hand.
ETA to add a picture of the bat:
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 4:15 pm
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Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:16 pm to chinhoyang
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immunoglobulin shots
I was bit/scratched on my ring finger. The nurse pulls out the first syringe of immunoglobulin and the thing was the biggest fricking needle I've ever seen in my life. I kind of chuckled and expected to get it in my rear, but she was like, "no honey, this is going in your finger." That thing hurt so bad. I'm usually fine with needles, but this one was on another level. She poked me half a dozen times in that one finger to inject as much of the stuff as she could, then she spread the rest around my body.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 4:29 pm to UptownJoeBrown
On a Sunday afternoon in a small parish, no one knew what to do. I called everyone. Then, I remembered that an heir in one of the estates I represent was the CDC Viral Pathogens Chief in Atlanta. He knew exactly what to do. An agent from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries came out to pick up the bat. I was told not to freeze the bat (but refrigeration was ok) because they couldn't test the brain of a frozen bat. I was told to take the rabies protocol even if the bat tested negative (and you can see from the attached that it was positive, it was also 2023 not 2024). I was told this was the first confirmed attack by a rabid bat in 50 years.
I got a few calls from researchers. As you can see from the attached, you get a lot of people involved with a rabies attack. I couldn't post page three, which has the good stuff, due to I could not redact the private information sufficiently.
I got a few calls from researchers. As you can see from the attached, you get a lot of people involved with a rabies attack. I couldn't post page three, which has the good stuff, due to I could not redact the private information sufficiently.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 5:14 pm to deltadummy
I am grateful for this thread because otherwise I would not have been aware of bat rabies protocols. If I found a bat I would first think to show my boys, glad I am reading this.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 5:35 pm to UpToPar
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Michael Scott was right this whole time....
For.. the cure
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