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

The transplant recipient fell ill and died in January 2024, just weeks after receiving a kidney transplant ...

Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.

The word is enough to strike fear in the heart of any animal lover. Rabies, though rare, leads to a horrible death if left untreated. The incidence of rabies has dramatically dropped in the United ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning travelers heading to the countries of Haiti and India about the potential risk of rabies. The agency recently published two advisories ...

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Rabies is a deadly virus that affects the nervous system. Rabies primarily affects animals, but it also affects human beings. The disease always results in death (100% mortality) after symptoms appear ...

Jeanna Geise was only 15 years old when she became the world's first known survivor of Rabies without receiving any vaccination. Her miraculous survival has not only challenged a time-honored ...

U.S. health officials are urging people to take precautions and seek treatment when coming in contact with bats after five people died from rabies last year. Four people died last year after each ...