> The parents looked at the child, didn’t see any signs of a bite or scratches or saliva, and didn’t seek getting the rabies vaccine,” he said.
> “So, unfortunately, that child is now deceased.”
PatriotofCanada86 on
Never mess around when it comes to bats, better to be paranoid than dead.
That poor family…
If emergency room wait times were not as ridiculous as they are maybe the family would have gone to be sure.
There are no words for how sad this is.
eulerRadioPick on
Bats are one of the only remaining reservoirs of Rabies in Canada. If there is even the slightest chance of a bite or scratch, get attention. By the time you have symptoms it is too late. Bats, being asymptomatic carriers, also do not show any kind of symptoms for rabies you may expect in other animals.
improbablydrunknlw on
What a horrible way to go for that poor child. My wife and I will harp on the kids over and over if you ever even touch a bat by accident or see one in your room let us know right away. Rabies is my biggest fear and I couldn’t imagine it in a child.
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> The parents looked at the child, didn’t see any signs of a bite or scratches or saliva, and didn’t seek getting the rabies vaccine,” he said.
> “So, unfortunately, that child is now deceased.”
Never mess around when it comes to bats, better to be paranoid than dead.
That poor family…
If emergency room wait times were not as ridiculous as they are maybe the family would have gone to be sure.
There are no words for how sad this is.
Bats are one of the only remaining reservoirs of Rabies in Canada. If there is even the slightest chance of a bite or scratch, get attention. By the time you have symptoms it is too late. Bats, being asymptomatic carriers, also do not show any kind of symptoms for rabies you may expect in other animals.
What a horrible way to go for that poor child. My wife and I will harp on the kids over and over if you ever even touch a bat by accident or see one in your room let us know right away. Rabies is my biggest fear and I couldn’t imagine it in a child.