Yep. Rabies is nothing to F with.
Fun fact: Vet students get rabies vaccines before actually attending school, and our professional conferences regularly have a “check your titer” booth/service.
CDC post exposure prophylaxis:
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/index.html
And yeah, the survival rate if you don’t get treated and develop the disease is no bueno:
Radiolab has an episode about the lady who survived rabies after being bitten by a bat in a church. Their description of the progress of the disease is terrifying:
Rodney Versus Death | Radiolab | WNYC Studios
Why. On earth. Would anyone find this amusing.
Was it the woman screaming in genuine terror? The sick, deranged animal that was thrown across the yard and later killed? The guy screaming “I’m going to shoot the fucker!”?
As Mark Twain said, show me someone who knows what’s funny, and I’ll show you someone who knows what isn’t.
If you’ve not read it, Rabid is an excellent book.
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