All three patients contracted rabies after being exposed to bats. None of the three patients, all male, received post-exposure shots that can prevent the rabies virus from infecting a person and causing symptoms to develop. Once a person starts to develop rabies symptoms, which include fever, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, confusion and hallucination, it means the disease has progressed to the point where it is almost 100% fatal. In its report, the CDC suggested that the uptick in rabies deaths is because people may not be aware of the risks of the disease. CDC warns about rabies linked to bats after 3 Americans die in recent weeks originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 07, 2022 14:01 UTC