"State health officials said Tuesday that a 10-year-old Marshall County boy has contracted rabies, marking the first known human rabies case in Indiana since 1959.
Officials said the boy, who wasn't immediately identified, is in stable condition after contracting the virus when a bat bit him. Rabies attacks the brain and nervous system of humans and other mammals.
'Although rabies is rare, it is nearly always fatal,' State Health Commissioner Dr. Judith A. Monroe said. 'If anyone is bitten by a bat or other suspected rabid animal, they should seek medical attention immediately.'"
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Indiana Records First Human Rabies Case In 47 Years
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