Man Dies From Rabies After Waking Up To A Bat In His Room: Illinois First Human Case In Nearly 70 Years
According to CNN, a man in Illinois has died from rabies. Last month he was infected by a bat that he located in his room. This has become Illinois first human case of the virus since 1954.
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The 80-year-old man was sleeping at his home in Lake County, Illinois and was waken up to a bat on his neck. Once going to the hospital he found out he tested positive for rabies. According to the news reports, the man declined all post-exposure treatments.
One month later after testing positive he started to receive neck pains, headaches, numbest in his fingers and no control over his arms. Health officials say after that he began to have trouble speaking.
“Rabies has the highest mortality rate of any disease,” IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike shared in the news release. “However, there is life-saving treatment for individuals who quickly seek care after being exposed to an animal with rabies.”
Now fans can be very dangerous! According to the CDC, the decease can be transmitted through direct contact with an animal that is infected. Also including through the saliva or brain and nervous system tissue. Without treatment the virus will start to attack the central nervous system which will cause someone to die.
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This is a rare incident that happens. According to reports, in the United States there’s only about three cases reported each year.
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