Rabies Patient ....Classical aerophobia with acute hydrophobia

[umed92]

This man is dead after all, piece be upon him

[veelalynne]

I was going to make a tasteless joke about the way he was dressed and his hair but I can't bring myself to do it. It's just so sad that he had to die this way.

[TheOuterSpaceAlien]

@xeonrebel usually a week to 3 week witch death can happen by cardiac arrest if you are bitten you gotta gey injected before you get sick

[SomeoneCommenting]

My brother was bitten by a rabid mongoose and good thing that he reacted quickly and said "what the heck, it already bit me, I'm not letting it escape!" He stomped his boot on it's head and killed it. It gave positive and immediately got the injections treatment in the hospital. Watching these poor guys I feeel that my brother was really lucky by reacting the right way on time.

[doobiesmoke15]

Why do people with rabies hate water?

[KeltasNTB]

@doobiesmoke15

I believe it has something to do with being afraid of having something in your throat. I once had panic attacks and though I wasn't THAT afraid of drinking water, it was still bad enough that I wasn't drinking the right amount each day. I can imagine the fear this poor young man felt, and I can tell you this, he died a terrible, terrible death.

[TheOuterSpaceAlien]

W+at country is this?

[romiroks]

@TheOuterSpaceAlien India



[valaurwen]

@romiroks

Was he properly treated or did he end up succumbing and pasisng away?

[romiroks]

@valaurwen he succumbed....unfortunately at this stage there is no cure for rabies..

[xeonrebel]

@TheOuterSpaceAlien how many days passed before death? and what was the cause of death? respiratory failure or something?

[hecdc]

hydrophobia.. that poor soul had rabies and died a horrible and nightmarish death. I feel incredible sorrow at the anguish his family and loved ones have experienced. May he rest in peace.

[hotgluegunfun1]

wheres Allah when you need him? Farewell poor sir, your 10 virgins are awaiting you in a day or so.

[GeniusIncome]

@hotgluegunfun1 wow you're delusional.

[Samaflame]

@GeniusIncome and you're a shit for calling someone who's ignorant delusional!

[GeniusIncome]

@Samaflame Fuck you go straight to hell LOL

[GeniusIncome]

@Samaflame Religion encourages delusions, and if you can't accept that then you're ignorant.

[jd6735]

Do they really have to film his fucking demise like this, stick the camera in his face why don't you?

[Detheven]

@jd6735 It's for educational purposes, so people know what to look for, what the symptoms look like. They aren't just filming a guy dying for the fun of it.

[84Canaan]

@jd6735, This is nothing compared to another video from the 1950s that was uploaded a few weeks ago. That video actually showed the person going through all the stages and at the end they show his death. It's a video they show med students, but for some reason it was uploaded on here. It might have been taken off since then since I did not see it anymore while I typed in rabies patient in the search bar.

[jd6735]

Now this is a real fucking horror film......

[pussykiller89]

The biggest problem is in India where every 30 minutes one person dies of rabies virus infection. APCRI Agency estimates that in 2004 because of this disease in India, 20 565 people died.Ok. 70% of victims were less than 15 years. The cause of the disease so numerous a large number of homeless, sick dogs. About 7 million people every year in India is undergoing treatment after rabid animal bites.Generally in the world, as the WHO estimates, every year die from rabies approximately 55 000 people.

[pussykiller89]

classic symptoms of RABIES. Often noted for seizures, fever, fatigue and rarely hallucinations.

[Pwon1992]

wait, is this forrealz?

[Xandranxanda]

It's morbidly interesting how symptoms like these, and the later on symptoms that near insanity, can be present in humans, yet the people themselves can hold a conversation to some degree. It's like their mind is split in two, with one part trying to act normally, while the other is clawing away at their body.

[Detheven]

@Xandranxanda Well actually, the aero & hydrophobia are the earliest symptoms, before the brain has deteriorated, so the victim's mind is still intact at that point. Their jaw & throat muscles are beginning to seize up. Later on, when they are in the throes of insanity/hallucinations, they no longer respond normally. The brain is overcome with encephalitis.

[hedshot1234]

I knew a fish with aerophobia once :(

[thewardenlover]

So when u have rabies u cant drink? do u forget or something?

ive seen multiple videos with patients trying to drink and just spitting it out

[84Canaan]

@thewardenlover, They're afraid because every time the try to drink they have severe and painful throat spasms which make it difficult to breath. The disease drives the patients crazy, followed by coma and death. Only few people have ever survived through an experimental treatment called Milwaukee Protocol. It involves inducing patient into coma with drugs (Ketamine and two others) and antivirals Amantadine (anti-influenza, anti-Parkinson's) and Ribavirin (broad spectrum); only 8-20% effective.

[soELECTRIKK]

@thewardenlover it's called hydrophobia. hydro = water. phobia = fear. so basically FEAR OF WATER.

[pkmngiveaway2012]

@thewardenlover the virus affects the muscles in your throat

[MechaFright]

he is so good looking, this is so sad

[dedicateddad]

@MechaFright what - it would be OK if he was ugly?

[OokamiG]

of all the videos i;ve seen why do i feel this is fake?

[danielxdglaciuus]

@OokamiG do u think people will waste time while makin a video at a hospital?

[OokamiG]

@danielxdglaciuus people find many ways and many places to waste time

Though your probably right

[danielxdglaciuus]

@OokamiG yeah ppl waste time a lot ;|

[TSM8088]

He has several days of suffering still ahead of him based on the symptoms.

[therats2270]

Where do I get a crib that big?

[Radiobunny23]

@therats2270 omg lol what an ass

[atlastpeace]

@therats2270 -.- not cool man

[neothedarc]

people have their pets euthanised for whatever reason they cannot function and are in pain. if someone knows they will die from a disease anyway why not let it be their choice to die if they are in much pain? i know i would not like to live my last days like this...

[AnotherH8er]

It's really terrible for anyone to go through this :( I wouldn't want to live. Not that I don't think life is important and should be protected.

[AcousticDude17]

if you see symptoms develop, you will in all certainty see it to be fatal. only 1 case is known of a child rabies survivor

[vrylol987]

@AcousticDude17 actually 6

[Myhopeisinhim]

Do they have the rabies vaccine available down there?

[fingerprint211b]

This is terrible :|

I don't know if I've ever seen a worse disease than this. Poor guy, RIP

[GeeMe05]

Wtf- that's really messed up =\

[talldudegrad12]

Can you give them an anesthetic and then provide them with fluids through an IV?

[webaward]

this will give me nightmares!

[904floridalife]

did he pass away? 

[dejota2991]

@904floridalife Unfortunately yes,there is no cure for this disease.It's terribly sad!One of the worst diseases in the world.

[84Canaan]

@dejota2991, Well there are 5 people who have survived thanks to an experimental procedure which doctors are still attempting to perfect. Unfortunately, the procedure has only been 8%-20% effective; perhaps in this decade there will be a more effective treatment with the new promising antivirals that are being developed or are in clinical trials at the moment (DRACO, LJ001 and Bavituximab).

[lycanlove333]

@KongHacks1 nawwwwhhh!!!!! lol

[hybridz4]

omg, this is so shocking... poor person :(

[hybridz4]

omg, this is so shocking ... poor person :(

[Zelda8503]

I have been watching videos of rabies in humans. Its incredible to see how a virus can make a person afraid of water. I mean, wow really. Its amazing how the virus works.. I've never seen anything like this. But truthfully, on another note, its scares the sh*t out of me.

[pixie1310]

will these ppl go "crazy" before they die?

[84Canaan]

@mustwinder, I have also read another article where a researcher suggests the MP should not be used as it fails too many times and it's costly. He/she recommends using Therapeutic hypothermia; used to protect the brain, heart during strokes, brain injuries and cardiac arrests. The procedure is neuroprotective and I think his/her theory is interesting. However, they caution that when the body is reheated it needs to be done very slowly to prevent damage. Do you think it would be effective?

[curvaciousMammi]

Rabies treatment is also incredibly painful An long

[drmastermka]

unfortunately this disease is 100% fatal.

[rabbitphobia]

@drmastermka Not if its treated early.

[johnbbi]

fuck rabies!

[milokka2010]

probably the worst of all diseases

[MrTagapinasako]

lol

[84Canaan]

@mustwinder, Then that girl is the 6th survivor which raises it to 16-17% (depending on 35 or 36 trials). Anyway, if you have any connection to medicine you should also read on SAH hydrolase Inhibitors. Those drugs are being developed as broad spectrum antivirals which have already shown inhibition of the Ebola virus (in lab). Ebola comes from a family of viruses that are similar to the rabies virus family, so perhaps those drugs might also affect rabies?

[84Canaan]

@mustwinder, In the third world they likely think 14% survival rate is not worth the cost? If the antivirals Ribavirin and Amantadine have only shown 14% efficacy, perhaps it's time to search for other drugs? I wonder if the experimental drug Ampligen would work? According to wiki that drug stimulates the immune system to fight RNA viruses (rabies is one), including releasing a chemical that degrades RNA. It's not approved by the FDA though and it might only be available for emergencies.

[Professor6871]

@84Canaan Why do you rely just on one source when can be unreliable?

[84Canaan]

@mustwinder, It has only failed 30 times; the protocol has only been given to 35 people around the world and only 5 have survived (4 were infected by bats and 1 by a cat). Each time it was given different substances were added or removed. The same three coma inducing drugs were given and the antiviral amantadine (used for influenza and parkison's). Some opt not to use ribavirin and others have added antioxidants such as L-argenine, Coq10, Vitamin C among other things etc.

[Sahbisun]

I know this might sound evil, but wouldn't it be best to end their life with the use of a drugs asap? (So that their sufffering isn't prolonged)

[veelalynne]

Stupid Rabies! Stupid virus! Stupid disease! The poor guy should not have had to die. Poor poor man!

[rahya2008]

There was case of a teenage boy in the Philippines who was bitten by a dog but had no signs of rabies. He was calm and lay on the bed all day. He passed away the next morning...peacefully.

[bobby1927ful]

God bless you

[spriteofbones]

These fucking nurses are sadistic douchebags. They're performing tests on this young fellow for the sake of the documentary. It's fucking torture!

[willzurmacht]

If only I am genius I will pour my soul to make a cure for this.

I pity the guy. I'm like crying right now ;(

[romiroks]

@willzurmacht same here :(

[84Canaan]

@romiroks Was treatment given to the guy? The Milwaukee protocol has proven to be about 14% effective in preventing death. Not much but it's better than 0% when nothing is done. The drugs used were ketamine, midazolam, and phenobarbital to induce patient into a coma and the antiviral drug amantadine (anti-parkison's and anti-influenza drug). Other doctors have added different drugs and antioxidants. I think more research should be done with more drugs, this protocol gives us some ray of hope.

[84Canaan]

Also, I wonder if the antioxidant BHT could help these patients? BHT has shown it can suppress some viral infections such as genital herpes, HIV (500-1,000mg dose) and Semliki Forest virus (another brain infection) and new castle disease. In lab dishes it deactivated SARS, West Nile Virus, Hepatitis B and C and pseudo-rabies. No drug company uses it though since it cannot be patented. If there's no patent you can't make money from it. Sad they value money over saving lives?

[vrylol987]

@romiroks he didn´t make it right?

[dany080]

@vrylol987 One girl did,they say 3 people,and i don`t mean this week,month or year but the whole past...

[vrylol987]

@dany080 I know

[TheMilwaukeeProtocol]

@romiroks As far as I am aware (which isn't far), the closest anyone has gotten to a cure is my username.

[84Canaan]

@TheMilwaukeeProtocol The Thomas Jefferson University developed a single dose vaccine in 2009 that provides immediate protection from the virus. They tested it on animals in late stages of the disease which resulted in some survivors. However, it wasn't until August 2011 that the government gave the university 4.8 million to move testing to the next phase. I'm not sure when they'll start testing it on humans; considering rabies fatality they should make an exception and allow human testing (IMO)

[SG02JATT]

@romiroks

so im guessing that guys dead now right?

where was this ??

[mark0s3000]

I could never be a physician. Knowing that my young, otherwise-healthy patient was going to be dead within days no matter what I did would be unbearable.

[TheDJMeyer85]

@willzurmacht F that, I'd go around biting everyone I saw and feasting on the delicious innards

[cookiesonsteve]

I want that dude's shirt

[lobsidedballs]

Once the virus progresses this far it is too late. He will die.

[SisterSunshineTV]

why don't they anesthetize this patient and put him into a medically induced coma to spare him the suffering he surely faces dying from rabies? It is absolutely cruel to make him go through the torment and slow death unmedicated.

[sixshades]

@mustwinder

It's only worked once.

[MrPaPaYa86]

@romiroks did the patient survive?

[shinlord00000]

i feel sorry to him! did he survive ?

[crocodile2006]

Just imagine the fun to be had when he needs to take a piss

[cobraopts7]

what happens to these patients is it to late for them

[ohyourgoingdown]

@cobraopts7 die



[bucknhot]

If I had an untreatable disease like this, I would prefer to just be put to sleep and given a lethal dose of something to make my heart stop. I would not want to spend my last moments suffering like this......

[kittehboidotcom]

@bucknhot Not sure where you are but in the US mercy-killing of humans isn't allowed. In fact, Dr. Jack Kevorkian spent 8 years in prison for doing so. It's is a shameful situation - you can relieve a pet's suffering but not a family member's.

[Omot1122]

@bucknhot i think they are happy that they can live :(

[samyooljackson]

@bucknhot This is not untreatable, if treated within 10 days of infection it's curable.

[lampuiho]

@bucknhot

it's called the Milwaukee protocol

and somehow, disabling your brain allows your immune system time to develop antibodies to get rid of the virus.

[84Canaan]

@lampuiho I don't understand why the Milwaukee protocol is not used in animal studies, but with different antivirals. Doctors keep using antivirals ribavirin and amantadine + induced coma, but that combo has only saved like 4-5 lives out of 35 trials. They should probably also add Vitamin D3, which in another study increased the effectiveness of antivirals used for Hepatitis C treatment (ribavirin+interferon) from 44% (no D3) to 88% (with D3). Perhaps it could help with this disease as well?

[84Canaan]

@lampuiho, Actually Milwaukee protocol only seems to work on people who already have antibodies in their cerebral spinal fluid before undergoing the coma. This is why it's a controversial treatment as it costs $800,000+ and it fails if you do not have the antibodies right from the start.

[rata9009]

how much did he lived??

where is this kid from??

[micheals1992]

its pritty crazy the virus evolved a mechanism to make you afraid of water.

It doesnt really seem like a good idea to waft air in his face right befor trying to make him drink wouldnt that just raise his stress levels befor you got him to drink?

[romiroks]

@micheals1992 we did that to confirm our diagnosis

[ewmegoolies]

@romiroks Did this fellow live?

[hollybee43]

@micheals1992 actually, i don't believe the virus itself "evolved a mechanism" to cause hydrophobia...

i think it's more like

virus ----> throat/jaw paralysis -----> fear of swallowing -----> hydrophobia

not necessarily

virus ----> hydrophobia

this is the most reasonable explanation to me, because what benefit would this virus have to directly cause the hydrophobia (as opposed to the fear directly causing it)? to simply kill its host?

[resonanteye]

@hollybee43 it makes the host salivate more and more. rabies virus is highly concentrated in saliva (why bite wounds are how it spreads) so creating froth and excess drool benefits the virus, much much more than the host simply swallowing it.

[ImSoPeeved]

@micheals1992 I certainly don't mean to create a discussion on religion or anything as youtube always does. But... How could a virus seriously evolve like that? There is no way that through genetic mutations, as the theory suggests, it would become that perfect of a killer. It's almost the perfect killer virus. It would be far too sloppy if it just happened that way. Just my thoughts. Hopefully not taken offensively by anyone. But seriously, this world is too organized to be an accident.

[micheals1992]

@ImSoPeeved Most viruses evolve by getting samples of the things that kill them and find a way to become immune to them or fend them off. It's extremely amazing how it found to target a part of the brain to induce the host into a hydrophobic state. Rabies actually isnt a very advanced virus due to the fact it kills its host and is bad at spreading. It most likely evolved this system by targeting brain cells that became stimulated when the host see and or drinks water then found a way to use this

[pkmngiveaway2012]

@micheals1992 due to the fact that viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics, i fail to see your logic. viruses mutate depending on factors such as ssRNA, dsRNA, ssDNA or dsDNA. vaccines are a weak or dead strain of the virus. many viral infections are treatable only. once you have a virus you will always have it!!! example tuberculosis, if you test positive it can be treated/"cured" but you will always test positive. thou you will not need to take meds for ever.

[84Canaan]

@pkmngiveaway2012 Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria not a virus.

[dany080]

@ImSoPeeved most of the super?viruses mutate when you place them under direct treatment of antibiotics.It is impossible that you will have a virus in lab that is immune to every single antibiotic cause it mutated and a virus outside in animals that is the same as the one in lab because the lab one and the outside one could not evolve at same speed and same level.So,what could happen is that someone made the virus for research,"lost it" and shit started...

[ethorii]

@dany080 viruses don't respond to antibiotics. They are for bacterial infections.

[dany080]

@ethorii it sucks in any way you take it...

[pkmngiveaway2012]

@dany080 viruses are not affected by antibiotics, in any shape or form!!!! nor is their rate at which they mutate. it all depends on the virus if it has RNA or DNA. and even the it also depends if its dsRNA or ssRNA. if you treat a virus with antibiotics, you'll just end up damaging your own cells!! i really hope you're not in medical school, because it would be sad a high school student knows this better than you.

[Equestrian08]

This is so sad. :(

[astroass34]

fake?

[TheHannah1601]

could they survive? and how long it usually takes time to death?

[Janodoo]

@TheHannah1601 no, this guy is actually dead.. :(

[Synicaalescape]

@TheHannah1601 Once you show symptoms, it's too late.

[1XxpwincessxX1]

water hurs people with rabies, ARE THEY STUPID ?! :'(

[bloodaid]

If an ibfected person needs water, why not inserting a probe of some sort down the throat or through the stomach?

[romiroks]

@bloodaid - the patient is very irritated and becomes 'mad' in lay man's language....he will remove that tube out by himself as they don't entertain any form of interference....i had inserted a urine catheter in this patient so that he doesn't need to move away from his bed.. but he himself removed it out forcibly resulting in painful urethral trauma ... actually these patients cannot control themselves...its an ugly truth...

[bloodaid]

@romiroks damn, what if you put him to sleep, and THEN fill him up with water? that should work right?

[chris5701]

@bloodaid even if the patient is properly hydrated they would still die from cardiac arrest,sezuire, or paralysis of the diaphram

[bloodaid]

@chris5701 yeah I figured that out but still. I would at least hydrate them, they should have the right to get the proper amount of fluid that they need.

[LadyWeasel]

@romiroks Isn't the hydrophobia a result of painful spams of the esophagus when they attempt to drink?

[chris5701]

@LadyWeasel a hydrophobic episode consists of spasms in the respitory tract, most notably the voice box and diaphram... some patients have had profuse gagging during drinking, often the first hydrophobic episode is in the shower... during the episode the victim may make vocalizations or might have difficulty breathing, 1/3 of rabies patient die during one of these episodes

[awrote]

@romiroks well is the miluakee mthod affordable there? can you apply to those patients? if not how do you go about treating them?

thanks

[frankieberkeley2011]

@romiroks that's a horrible death as their brain was slowly eaten away, great pity for a young man like this

[imtheFreshest]

sad... :(

[texaschizophrenic]

Sad

[12345vanz]

There is no cure when the first symptoms appeared.

[CrazyPockyJunkie]

this shit is....god we need a real fucking cure already

[JohnnyGurl13]

@CrazyPockyJunkie there is a vaccine, but if you don't get to it quick enough, almost every1 dies. i know of only 1 person that hasn't. once the symptoms are there, its to late.

[Parkinson9999]

Poor guy

R.I.P.