[Bleed]

Originally Posted by DarkSighted ↗

... But... um, 4 months? It kills you way faster than that, maybe he just slurred that word.

"The period between infection and the first symptoms (incubation period) is typically one to three months in humans. This period may be as short as four days or longer than six years, depending on the location and severity of the wound and the amount of virus introduced."
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[kellyhound]

For the U.S. Bites by wildlife such as: coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks are usually obvious and often prompt suspicion of the possibility of rabies.

Bats weigh only a few ounces and they have very sharp claws and teeth. Their scratches and bites are difficult to detect.

In one instance, a 37-year-old woman was in her bathroom and felt something brush against her bottom. When she turned on the lights there was a bat hanging on the ceiling which flew out the open bathroom window.

She looked at her skin and found nothing unusual. Later that day, when her physician scrutinized the area with 6X magnification, he found two pinpoint punctures about one-half centimeter apart. 4

During the past 20 years, the only rabid wildlife detected in Los Angeles County has been bats. The last domestic animal with laboratory confirmed rabies was a cat in 1987.

Any bite of a wild carnivore should be considered a possible source of rabies until proven otherwise.

In April of 1998, an opossum was found under the hood of a Orange County employee's car. When the employee went to remove the opossum, he was bitten numerous times.

The opossum tested positive for rabies. Rabies in opossums had not been diagnosed in Orange County for over thirty years.

[tandc]

Poor guy. Just bring him out back and put a bullet in his head. It’d be the merciful humane thing to do.

[DarkSighted]

"The period between infection and the first symptoms (incubation period) is typically one to three months in humans. This period may be as short as four days or longer than six years, depending on the location and severity of the wound and the amount of virus introduced."

Wow, thanks for that, had no idea.

[BRVTALIST]

He’s fucked.

[BRVTALIST]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

In April of 1998, an opossum was found under the hood of a Orange County employee's car. When the employee went to remove the opossum, he was bitten numerous times.

The opossum tested positive for rabies. Rabies in opossums had not been diagnosed in Orange County for over thirty years.

It’s rare for possums to get rabies too, their body temperature are lower than most animals.

[Vash_227]

Originally Posted by BRVTALIST ↗

It’s rare for possums to get rabies too, their body temperature are lower than most animals.

Yeah I was just thinking that, but then questioned myself like oh maybe it's that they don't carry ticks, lmao

[hagathamyfrog]

No that's not it at all. It causes painful spasms in the esophagus. Swallowing is difficult and the thought alone of drinking water is painful.

Originally Posted by Dragazz ↗

The Virus is only spreadable through saliva so it over rides the brain and gives the person a deathly fear of water so that way the person has to salivate and drool and not swallow the saliva therefore spread the virus. Its the only way it can happen, so the Virus adapted. It does this on every animal and human it infects.

[profezzorx]

Wouldn't it be easier if they strapped these patients down to a bed and hook up an IV with a few bags of sodium chloride to hydrate them.

[mr_feelgood]

Originally Posted by profezzorx ↗

Wouldn't it be easier if they strapped these patients down to a bed and hook up an IV with a few bags of sodium chloride to hydrate them.

I think that the brain still swells really bad