Wild animals on board: a true story
Aug 12, 2005, 9:38 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by bwallet
Release? Not on your life. The bat needs to be killed and immediately tested for rabies. In the meantime, anyone who was remotely exposed to the bat and who hasn't been vaccinated against rabies should begin a rabies treatment regime---
Was a passenger/employee bitten? Was anybody "remotely exposed" to the bat's saliva?
You cannot get rabies from bat blood, feces, urine, or even petting a rabid bat! To get rabies, the bat would have to have had rabies (unlikely) and then a passenger would have to somehow get its saliva in an open wound, mucous membrane, etc. More info from CDC.
Originally Posted by bwallet
those of us who are vaccinated have a few days to begin a series and hence could probably wait for the results of the test.
Originally Posted by bwallet
Extreme? Only one person has ever survived rabies, and I'm sure she had severe brain damage.
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Aug 13, 2005, 1:33 pm
#17
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Originally Posted by ilovemiles
It sounds like the bat was behaving normally (given its circumstances) and therefore is very unlikely to be infected (chances ~1 in 1000 ).
Was a passenger/employee bitten? Was anybody "remotely exposed" to the bat's saliva?
You cannot get rabies from bat blood, feces, urine, or even petting a rabid bat! To get rabies, the bat would have to have had rabies (unlikely) and then a passenger would have to somehow get its saliva in an open wound, mucous membrane, etc. More info from CDC.
Or talk to a physician about getting an antibody titer and potentially preventing a possible reaction to revaccination.
There have been at least three documented rabies survivors. The teen that recently survived was the first suvivor who hadn't been previously vaccincated. Several media sources left out that detail and therefore reported the story incorrectly. (The media get it wrong?? Imagine that! )
Was a passenger/employee bitten? Was anybody "remotely exposed" to the bat's saliva?
You cannot get rabies from bat blood, feces, urine, or even petting a rabid bat! To get rabies, the bat would have to have had rabies (unlikely) and then a passenger would have to somehow get its saliva in an open wound, mucous membrane, etc. More info from CDC.
Or talk to a physician about getting an antibody titer and potentially preventing a possible reaction to revaccination.
There have been at least three documented rabies survivors. The teen that recently survived was the first suvivor who hadn't been previously vaccincated. Several media sources left out that detail and therefore reported the story incorrectly. (The media get it wrong?? Imagine that!
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Aug 13, 2005, 11:52 pm
#18
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SO SORRY...
I was just being flippant about the rabies comment....
But to think of it...I wonder if the bat was carrying the Luda-Fisk mite in it's fur....I think it was an import from northern europe by accident and could cause much havoc to the California crops since there a few preditors of it...
I was just being flippant about the rabies comment....
But to think of it...I wonder if the bat was carrying the Luda-Fisk mite in it's fur....I think it was an import from northern europe by accident and could cause much havoc to the California crops since there a few preditors of it...
Aug 14, 2005, 6:26 am
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Originally Posted by NOLAnwGOLD
SO SORRY...
I was just being flippant about the rabies comment....
But to think of it...I wonder if the bat was carrying the Luda-Fisk mite in it's fur....I think it was an import from northern europe by accident and could cause much havoc to the California crops since there a few preditors of it...
I was just being flippant about the rabies comment....
But to think of it...I wonder if the bat was carrying the Luda-Fisk mite in it's fur....I think it was an import from northern europe by accident and could cause much havoc to the California crops since there a few preditors of it...
Aug 14, 2005, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by TRVLRZ
Actually in the Puget Sound region of Washington state they do have indigenous predators who really enjoy the Luda-Fisk mite. OOPS that may have been ludafish, is there a big difference?
Aug 14, 2005, 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by TRVLRZ
Actually in the Puget Sound region of Washington state they do have indigenous predators who really enjoy the Luda-Fisk mite. OOPS that may have been ludafish, is there a big difference?