If you ever wake up with a bat in your room, get a rabies shot ASAP.
getting a rabies shot in the US is a pain in the ass, but it’s definitely still worth doing. (speaking from experience)
when i got the first shot, they gave me like 3-4 other shots too, but it was for a cat bite so mileage may vary on that part. i went to the ER for the first shot because you need to get it within 24 hours. at the ER, i found out that the ER was the only place i could get it (at least where i was, not sure if that is true nationwide). and i had to go back to the ER 3 times for follow up shots, each on a specific day. and each time i had to wait 3-4 hours for a 5 minute shot.
absolutely still worth doing though. the rabies numbers are crazy. 100% chance to die if you have rabies and no vaccine. 0% chance to die with the vaccine.
i also found out that there are pre-exposure and post-exposure rabies vaccines, and the pre-exposure ones only require 3 shots and can be gotten at a pharmacy, but the post-exposure ones require an ER visit. (again, this might vary from state to state)
And if you don’t know why, look up what happens to humans with untreated rabies. It’s virtually untreatable and one of the worst possible ways you can go.
A shot to the genitals twice a day for a year would still be better than rabies.
It’s a weird use of passive voice
After being found in room, bat linked to rabies related to fatal incident undergone by baby, according to sound waves created by the mouth of official who represents Canada.
Rabies virus transferred from bat to infant, resulting in a fatality.
