Rabies is crazy. Basically if you get it you die. There are a few exceptions like the girl in Wisconsin a while back
And she wasnt doing something stupid either. If I recall correctly she grabbed a rafter in her Attic and bam
And she wasnt doing something stupid either. If I recall correctly she grabbed a rafter in her Attic and bam
There's a critical (literally life and death) clarification to be made here. As far as I know, it's emphatically not true that you're doomed as soon as you are infected with rabies. My understanding is that a rabies infection is actually quite treatable if caught early. That's why, if you think there is any chance that you've bit bitten by a rabid animal, you should seek treatment immediately.
I think its when you begin exhibiting symptoms that you're basically a goner. If that's what you mean by "get it," then I don't disagree with your comment. But I'm not sure that's how people would interpret it.
My grandfather worked with rabies and I interviewed him for a school project. I remember being rather uncomfortable with his description of the disease. Perhaps a bit much to chew for a 4th grader. Anyway, the "once you show symptoms, you're dead" part really stuck with me.
If you show symptoms and haven't got the vaccine it's pretty much 100% fatal.
Wild.
A handful of people have survived entirely without.
Jeanna Giese (and six others) would disagree with you; and everyone else who where saved by the vaccine.