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15-Year-Old Girl Survives Rabies Infection

Posted by timothy on from the not-quite-out-of-the-woods dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A 15 y.o. girl in Wisconsin is the first known survivor of a rabies infection who did not receive the vaccine. She was placed into an induced coma while doctors gave her a cocktail of drugs to help her immune system fight the infection. (For those of us who don't realize this, rabies is considered 100% fatal once symptoms appear)."

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  1. News for nerds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    stuff that matters?

  2. The article explains why she got better.. by pilot1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..her family prayed. /me rolls eyes

    1. Re:The article explains why she got better.. by obeythefist · · Score: 2, Funny

      But praying, unlike stab-in-the-dark medicine and the resources of a modern hospital, is a precise and measured science. The parents had performed the pray-to-god procedure countless times with flawless results. Any university educated practioner with a degree in pray-to-god would tell you that faith in medicine is no substitute for correctly administered advanced prayer techniques.

      Let's give the doctors some credit, hmm?

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    2. Re:The article explains why she got better.. by obeythefist · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, whatever you do, don't eat the bats near the church. I don't think they're healthy to eat.

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  3. Trade ya. by MachDelta · · Score: 2, Funny

    You must be from another planet. Come visit earth some time, you'd love it! All our women are insane, and most will start to drool at the mere sight of a shoestore. Should be right up your alley.


    On a related note, what are the women on your planet like? None of the girls I know will date me. I think its time I start considering my offworld options...

  4. Uhoh by FLAGGR · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shes a witch, burn her.

  5. Re:power of prayer by Danse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they also "credit the power of prayer" that she got infected with rabies and nearly died?

    No no no. Don't be silly. That was just The Lord testing them. He works in mysterious ways you know.

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  6. Uh oh by cuteseal · · Score: 2, Funny

    She appears to be doing better now. But soon, she'll be trying to suck your brains from out of your still screaming body. Either that, or a monstrosity will burst out from her ribcage and start stalking the medical staff...

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  7. I bet... by bpd1069 · · Score: 2, Funny

    she's a vampire now...

    watch her closely...

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