Man Dies of Rabies from Infected Kidney Donor Who Contracted the Disease from Skunk Attack: Report

A Michigan donor recipient fell ill with rabies and died weeks after receiving a kidney transplant from an infected Idaho man ...

Man dies from rabies after receiving an infected kidney, CDC says

The case is believed to be the "fourth transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to the ...

Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies

Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.
Lansing State Journal on MSN

A Michigan man got a new kidney, then died from rabies. What happened

The CDC says an Idaho man who donated organs was infected with rabies before his death. Doctors were not aware of the ...
Independent Journal Review

Man Receiving Transplant Dies Of Rabies After Donor Was Infected By Animal

A rare and tragic case of transplant-related rabies has raised new questions for the organ donation process in the United ...
MPR

Two Deaths Linked to Rabies-Infected Kidney Transplant

HealthDay News — A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in 2 deaths, federal health officials announced. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that ...
Idaho Statesman

Idahoan dies of rabies, then transmits it in donated-kidney transplant, CDC says

Kidney recipient developed rabies and died; investigators traced virus to Idaho donor CDC says the case marks the fourth instance of transplant-transmitted rabies since 1978 Three corneal grafts were ...
WebMD

Rabies: Symptoms and Treatment

Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system. It's found only in mammals, which are warm-blooded animals with fur or hair (including humans). Human cases of the virus are extremely rare ...
Indiatimes

6 early signs of rabies you shouldn’t ignore after an animal bite

Rabies, a fatal viral disease, transmits through infected animal bites, demanding immediate attention. Early symptoms like tingling, fever, and swallowing difficulties can progress to hydrophobia, ...
New York Post

Rabies expert says NYS’s own data reveal why it was ‘insane’ to kill, decapitate P’Nut the squirrel

A rabies expert called New York authorities “insane” for killing P’Nut the Squirrel – saying the state could have figured out if the animal was dangerous without chopping his head off. Infectious ...
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CDC Issues Rabies Travel Alert for These 2 Countries—Here’s What Travelers Should Know

The agency recently published two advisories for both India and Haiti following reported cases of rabies there. Both countries are still listed at "Level 1," which is the CDC's lowest warning level ...
People

Rabies Is Making a Comeback. Should You Be Worried?

Rabies is spreading in the U.S., specifically in areas where the virus was once eradicated WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Rabies is spreading in the areas of the U.S. where the virus was ...