You don't hear doctors and scientists throw the word "miracle" around very often:
Jeanna, 15, was diagnosed in October with human rabies. Her survival — one of just six documented recoveries in medical history — is being called a miracle. She is the only one of the six to have survived without receiving the rabies vaccine, according to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta.
(Here's the full story.)
I've been casually following the story for several weeks, and I'm thrilled for the family.
But just to be on the safe side, if you do happen to be bitten by a bat (or any other animal where you can't verify its vaccine status), get the shots. For more, here's the CDC Rabies page.
Posted by Nic at November 29, 2004 10:42 AM