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Boy dies from rabies after waking up to bat on his face
NewsNation • • health
Key Points:
- An 11-year-old Canadian boy died from rabies after a bat landed on his face during a family vacation in Northern Ontario in summer 2024.
- The boy was untreated for about 19 days due to no visible bite marks, initially receiving care for Bell’s palsy before rabies was diagnosed.
- Despite receiving treatment after diagnosis, his condition deteriorated, and he died 17 days after hospital admission.
- Rabies is almost entirely preventable with early medical intervention and is transmitted through bites or scratches from infected animals.
- The disease affects the central nervous system, causing severe brain disease and death if untreated before symptoms appear.
