wow a bat flittered into me in my office hallway today, awkward flight like a moth, weighed practically nothing when it hit my leg. it was hairy and cute with black ears. i brought it outside. then i go on lemmy and see a fricken bat necklace.
A bat being active during the day and colliding with you is very abnormal behavior. If rabies exists where you are (this includes the UK for bats) see a doctor ASAP. Like, I wouldn’t go to bed without doing it. It’s possible for you to be bitten without feeling it because of how small they are, and disorientation is a sign of rabies in bats.
It’s totally fixable even if it did have rabies and bite you, you just have to go get a (normal, NOT in the stomach) post-exposure shot.
One girl did after they put her in an induced coma and hopped her up on antivirals. The treatment was called the Milwaukee Protocol but has only worked once.
wow a bat flittered into me in my office hallway today, awkward flight like a moth, weighed practically nothing when it hit my leg. it was hairy and cute with black ears. i brought it outside. then i go on lemmy and see a fricken bat necklace.
bats just look scary up close flying if your not used to it, but yeah they look like moths. source: used to see bats in old friends farm house.
A bat being active during the day and colliding with you is very abnormal behavior. If rabies exists where you are (this includes the UK for bats) see a doctor ASAP. Like, I wouldn’t go to bed without doing it. It’s possible for you to be bitten without feeling it because of how small they are, and disorientation is a sign of rabies in bats.
It’s totally fixable even if it did have rabies and bite you, you just have to go get a (normal, NOT in the stomach) post-exposure shot.
you’re very right. i went and got the first shot. will need 4 total.
I’m glad you got seen by a doctor!
I mean, on the one hand, yes. But, we just missed out on the opportunity to relive the carbon monoxide Reddit saga in real time!
Edit: with a less happy ending, though.
We did it guys!
seriously, i’m realizing now this might have saved my life.
I’m glad we brought it up and glad you took it seriously!
Did it hit any bare skin? Might be a good idea to get shots for rabies. Bat bites and scratches can be so small we don’t feel them.
I agree with the others. Get a shot now. The survivability if rabies is virtually 0 when symptoms show up
Wait? Somebody survived rabies after symptoms show up?!
One girl did after they put her in an induced coma and hopped her up on antivirals. The treatment was called the Milwaukee Protocol but has only worked once.
Still sounds awful.
I’m so glad my doc insists on jabbing me with almost every single vaccine he can get his hands on.
IIRC, there’s one tribe of humans somewhere that regularly survives rabies, but it’s some pretty entrenched genetics that they can’t replicate yet.
But beyond that, it’s basically a sure thing you’ll die.