Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!doon 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 Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2252 Posted: Thu Aug 15 11:39:31 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:28:47 EDT References: <140@drutx.UUCP> <3444@utah-cs.UUCP> Reply-To: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 21 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