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November 25, 2004

First No-Vaccine Rabies Survivor

The New York Times reports that a Wisconsin teenager is the first person to survive rabies without the aid of a vaccine. The doctors:

put the critically ill girl into a drug-induced coma and gave her antiviral drugs, although it is not clear which, if any, of the four medicines contributed to her surprising recovery.
Posted by TangoMan at 02:52 PM