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From: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Viruses (esp. rabies)
Message-ID: <2252@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 11:39:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 11:39:31 1985
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References: <140@drutx.UUCP> <3444@utah-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed)
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Summary: 

In article <3444@utah-cs.UUCP> brownc@utah-cs.UUCP (Eric C. Brown) writes:
>In article <140@drutx.UUCP> slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) writes:
>>  Rabies is not curable.
>>
>
>Sorry, Sue, rabies is curable; I recall reading a report that a person with
>rabies had been cured about 5 years ago. As I recall, it requires VERY
>aggressive treatment, and the patient nearly died, but the patient eventually
>recovered.
>
>Unfortunately, I don't recall any details about the treatment.
>
>Eric C. Brown
>brownc@utah-cs

I call this LUCKY not cured. As I recall Rabies has a 80-90% mortality
rate. Not very good but not always fatal. With an 80-90% mortality rate
I think we might consider Rabies uncurable.


	Harry Reed