BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 13 hours agoChild dies from rabies after bat found in room, Canada officials say.www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkChild dies from rabies after bat found in room, Canada officials say.www.cbsnews.comBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 13 hours agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarebrrtlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours agoHow do you think the child got rabies in this situation?
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 hours agoObviously they overlooked a scratch or a bite. Rabies isn’t airborne.
minus-squareMouselemminglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoMaybe it drooled into their open mouth or something. Or onto their hand and later they picked their nose.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 hours agoSounds possible. Bats are mammals, maybe it sneezed, covered, but didn’t wash it’s hands, gave the kid a high five, and then the kid wiped a booger out of his eye with it. Poor kid, never had a chance.
How do you think the child got rabies in this situation?
Obviously they overlooked a scratch or a bite. Rabies isn’t airborne.
This you?
Maybe it drooled into their open mouth or something. Or onto their hand and later they picked their nose.
Sounds possible. Bats are mammals, maybe it sneezed, covered, but didn’t wash it’s hands, gave the kid a high five, and then the kid wiped a booger out of his eye with it.
Poor kid, never had a chance.
Heartbreaking