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2011-10-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-20 12:49|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 sorry, false post.

Headline should read "Even Kittens Can Be Deadly"

And here is the US Army poster to that effect.

Apparently, a soldier died of rabies on Aug 31 after a bite from a stray dog, and he received insufficient rabies shots afterwards.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-20 12:53|| 2011-10-20 12:53|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd like to know how that GI got insufficient rabies shots. Post exposure treatment is not rocket science.
I knew a man who collapsed & came close to dying after being bitten on a finger by a house cat. He had a severe allergy to what he thought was cat fur. His finger turned black & swelled up, all in 20 minutes, looked like he'd been snake bit. His blood pressure was not measurable. He recovered after emergency care. Allergist pointed out that cat allergies are basically allergies to cat saliva. The severe reaction was due to an injection of saliva.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-20 13:35|| 2011-10-20 13:35|| Front Page Top

#3 BUT every case of rabies cited in the article came from DOGS.

Posted by Ptah 2011-10-20 14:32|| 2011-10-20 14:32|| Front Page Top

#4 CDC reports 45 cases of rabies in the USA between 1995 & 2010. 9 of these cases were acquired from rabid dogs, and ALL these dog-acquired cases came from outside CONUS. NO domestically-acquired rabies case came from a rabid dog.
Of the remaining 36 domestically-acquired cases, 1 came from a raccoon, and 35 came from rabid bats.
Worldwide, by far the most common source is human rabies is from dogs.
Domestically, far & away the most common source is from BATS. This has not been adequately reported. I even had to rewrite this CDC summary, which IMO obscured the data more than revealed it. Many medical practitioners still lack awareness. Bat bites are often invisible to close examination. Please spread the word.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-20 14:59|| 2011-10-20 14:59|| Front Page Top

#5 In the rabies prone southwest, bats are an interesting subject, as in "Bats are good. Never touch them, ever, especially when dead."

That's because the little boogers eat proportionally as many other insects as do dragonflies. They are voracious. Yet any physical contact and even some close proximity contact, and the assumption is, must be, that you were exposed to rabies.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-20 15:20|| 2011-10-20 15:20|| Front Page Top

#6 any physical contact and even some close proximity contact, and the assumption is, must be, that you were exposed to rabies. I wish everyone would act on that knowledge.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-20 15:56|| 2011-10-20 15:56|| Front Page Top

#7 I gave a lot of subcu shots in Nam for rat bites.

Posted by bman 2011-10-20 16:02|| 2011-10-20 16:02|| Front Page Top

#8 any physical contact and even some close proximity contact, and the assumption is, must be, that you were exposed to rabies.

Yow, wish I'd known that earlier. My daughter had a bat land on her head last summer - no bites or scratches she was aware of, just a quick touch-and-go.

Posted by xbalanke 2011-10-20 16:22|| 2011-10-20 16:22|| Front Page Top

#9 My daughter had a bat land on her head last summer Rabies has been known to kill 2 years after the suspected exposure. I mentioned that bat bites can be invisible. Do as you think best.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-20 16:39|| 2011-10-20 16:39|| Front Page Top

#10 I hate to say it, but rabies cannot be detected in a blood test. Detection in animals is done postmortem, by examining their brains. Consult your doctor. This is way beyond Internet advice.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-20 17:54|| 2011-10-20 17:54|| Front Page Top

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