In 2024, an 11-year-old boy died of rabies more than a month after waking up with a bat on his nose and mouth, we learn from a report recently published by a Canadian medical journal.
A tragedy that occurred in Canada in 2024 returns to the news as a report is published in Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Canadian doctors recalled how an 11-year-old boy died of rabies after contact with a bat. They also have the opportunity to warn the population: any contact with this species of animal poses a risk to human health.
In 2024, this boy woke up with a bat on his face. Parisianwhich conveys the contents of the report, it is said that there were no signs of a bite and that the animal’s behavior did not alert its relatives. His father caught the animal and released it into the street.
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The teenager’s life had returned to normal and he had no symptoms and therefore did not see a doctor after the bat accident.
But nineteen days later, the boy began to experience difficulty moving the right side of his face, as well as tingling sensations. Symptoms attributed to herpes. Then the young man’s condition worsened. He was vomiting, but emergency doctors confirmed the diagnosis of herpes-related illness.
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He returned to the emergency room the next day. He now found it difficult to speak and was eventually placed on a ventilator in intensive care. It was here that doctors, according to the stories of our colleagues, began to suspect rabies.
Confirmed diagnosis: the victim contracted rabies from contact with a bat on his nose and mouth. A few days later, the 11-year-old child died.
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This tragedy illustrates the seriousness of this virus, which still circulates in some wild animals such as bats. As Canadian doctors note, when symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal. Therefore, it is critical to seek preventative treatment after each risk exposure.