This story was interesting to me because growing up rabies was always something we kind of worried about as kids; it seemed like something that was common and to worry about. I distinctly remember people talking about how fatal it was if you weren't treated, and how horrible the treatment was. I remember people talking about needing multiple injections from large needles to your abdomen.

By the time I was a teen I learned that rabies was rare, but this story helped illustrate how rare it actually is, in my home state nonetheless!