How to Survive Rabies

Rabies is an infection caused by a Lyssavirus, which means ""rage poison"" in Latin. It only infects the central nervous systems of mammals, changing their behavior and eventually destroying their brains. An infected animal will become more aggressive, and it will probably bite other animals to keep spreading the virus. And, of course, this includes humans. Unfortunately, more than 60,000 people worldwide die of rabies every year. So we found the best ways you can avoid becoming just another one of those statistics. How can you identify a rabid animal? If one bites you, how soon should you get medical attention? And has anyone survived rabies without using the vaccine?

00:00 Intro
03:23 Step 1: Beware the Drool
04:22 Step 2: Don't Pet the Raccoon
04:54 Step 3: Arm yourself
05:40 Step 4: Run to the Doctor
06:27 Step 5: Protect Your Brain

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[i.p.]

I always feel sad everytime I saw a rabies victim whether a man or an animal. Nobody deserves to suffer from this gruesome disease.

[MinutePlant]

Moral: Rabies is either fatal or 100% curable. So go to doctor Everytime an animal bites you, don't assume it's okay and gamble your life with your optimism.

[nathanbarnes]

The first 2/3’s of this video are basically “How to survive Rabies: don’t get Rabies.” It’s like saying “How to survive death: don’t die”

[MrBowling]

Creepy fact: Rabies are the closest virus to an zombie apocalypse

[drishtantsen]

Is it just me or does seeing these animals suffering so much actually feels sad?

[Warenya]

I remember one of my parents' friends died from rabies.. I was around 3 at the time so I don't know or remember the exact details. I have a memory of visiting him in the hospital and it haunts me to this day, he was twitching nonstop and jerking his head with his eyes wide open, he died a few days later. He had told my parents to look after his kids after he passes, and they kept their promise. Now his kids are about the same age as me, a little older, and we're all in college 🙂

[zabuki]

3:22 this is when he actually gets to the point

[h.calvert]

Gina is not the only person to have survived rabies. In November 1969, an Ohio boy, Matthew Winkler, was bitten by a rabid bat which got into his bedroom. He had no immediate treatment, & developed rabies. Doctors basically treated the symptoms, & kept him alive long enough for his immune system to beat it. At the time, he was the only known person in the history of humanity to have survived rabies once it had taken hold in the body. 🦇

[azarelnikhla]

I was bit by a rabid dog in 2019, he bit almost 35 people in out locality including 1 girl on the head and an old woman who passed away shortly... thank God I got the vaccine shortly after and got the other booster doses so all is good

[galadirk]

I was once bitten by a rabies infected animal, glad i have atlas vpn

[aryakeepsafe]

One of the most cruel and devastating diseases. I was reading that the people that catch it suffer horrifying hallucinations as well as the physical suffering they would go through.

[TedH]

I know of one woman who was bitten by a stray kitten as a girl while trying to crawl out under from her mobile home after trying to retrieve a toy. She was put in a coma by dropping her body temperature (I believe) and she survived although her heart had extensive damage. She managed to have 2 kids before dying in her 30s. It was in Kansas.

[Parzival_Z]

Good thing I’m from Hawaii. There are NO rabies. Plus, there’s an animal quarantine center to test animals coming from the mainland to test for any diseases.

[Amazinghistory]

Rabies is kind of like zombies they start biting you and it spreads in bites and after you go crazy and attack things.

[morticiaheisenberg]

This video is heartbreaking. Poor babies. Such a horrible thing for any animal or person to go through.

[noahtheguy]

My mom and brother claim to have seen a rabid cat. I wasn't there, but they said they saw a cat with its mouth hanging open, and it was uncontrollably twitching. My mom prevented us from going outside for about a week just to be safe. But I'm glad I wasn't there because it sounded really scary.

[JWAVer]

I can't say I know anyone that'd go out and pet a wild animal. That should be common sense, even if they're not showing any signs of rabies. They're wild animals, and can carry fleas, ticks, or other unpleasant diseases

[jbzzey]

I've heard of rabies since I was a child. But never actually knew what the symptoms were or just how dangerous it is, until watching this.

[dishitasharma]

Hi dear. Been through this. When I was young, a dog scratched me with his teeth. He showed the same symptoms. I immediately went to the hospital and got a rabies dose. Got 5 doses. And now am fine.

[leejordan]

In hungarian language we call rabies: "veszett" which means "it already lost". Quite telling name for this disease.