All it takes is one bite from a rabid animal, with no follow up medical treatment, and death is virtually guaranteed. But there have been less than 100 deaths in the last century in the US. Why aren’t deaths more common, especially given the sheer volume of wilderness and wild animals in the US?
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We were at a resort in Cancun last year. 2am, drunk and feeding the racoons by the bar. Wife got nipped on the finger hard enough to draw blood. Hospital in Cancun didn’t have any rabies vaccine so we went to the doctor at home (NC) when we got back 2 days later. Got the rabies vaccine for her just in case (terrible death, not taking any chances). The bill from the doc was over $30,000. Luckily we have good insurance so our part was only about $2K. But JFC what would someone without insurance do? Just roll the dice and pray??
OP just learned why zombie movies are unrealistic – biting is a horrifically inefficient way of spreading a disease.
Tho I’ll grant you – based on how people acted during COVID, I’m surprised more aren’t running into the woods looking to get bit
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