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[–] JustZ 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

There's like eleven kinds of blood tests for rabies. None of them work on people, or is it by the time they work it's too late?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

By the time it's detectable it's too late.

[–] JustZ 1 points 3 months ago

Okay that's sort of what I thought.

So the protocol, from like an insurance coverage decision-tree standpoint, in this situation, would have been to test the bat if possible and if not possible administer the vaccine?

I was under the impression that the vaccine is pretty awful and a health ordeal in itself, and that while the dose wasn't expensive, the aftercare is.

And that is why, as I understand, the CDC protocol is only seek medical attention if there's a visible bite.