I've had a completely debilitating fear of Rabies for about six years now, I'm absolutely terrified of contracting it, whether I came into contact with a rabid animal or not. Obviously I've done an immense amount of research on it, and for you to have survived one of the most horrendous diseases known to man, one that effects not only your physical health, but also destroys you mentally before you pass is an absolute inspiration. You're an absolutely incredible person!
@cocaineandyougotit I'm so scared of it... My cats got into a fight with a stray cat as they always do but my dad is too lazy to take them to the vet. I haven't been bit or scratched by my cats, but I'm so damn scared of them having rabies, they are getting vaccinated soon. I had a mini 3 second head ache and I could have sworn rabies had reached my head lol.
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Jeanna I'm so happy you made it. Rabies is a horrible disease. I've always been affraid of it since I was a kid. You should thank God every minute of your life.
Jeanna I'm so happy you made it. Rabies is a horrible disease. I've always been affraid of it since I was a kid. You should thank God every minute of your life.
I had my gloves, but since i am a zoologist i should know better then touching a fox, right? Well, I didnt, thanks to my health care professor and her story ...they captured the poor animal and i am waiting for the results. This is story, a million miles away from her's, but to make a point, it's like landing on a moon, not only to survive but also to show such incredible recovery. Simply amazing
I came across a fox a few weeks back, she was standing in the middle of the road and I stoped. Almost instantaneously she went under the car, so I steped out and the fox came to me like a cat. She didnt look hurt or affected in any way, she just looked at me. She also wasnt scared and didnt react to noises like clapping or yelling at her :)
Thanks for posting. I'm happy you survived. It's my understanding the doctors decided to induce a coma so your body could fight the virus. Could you elaborate on this? I don't understand how a less functioning brain in a body would fight the virus better than a fully functioning brain-ed body would.
@Yepprd The brain has nothing to do with fighting off the virus. Once rabies reaches the brain, your dead no matter what. The coma simply prevented the virus from reaching my brain, therefore preventing death and allowing my immune system to have a chance at fighting it off.
@Yepprd Also, the immune system are independent cells on the blood, they don't need a working brain to do its work and the brain just play a minimal function in that system. :o)
I had to get the series of vaccinations 23 years ago when I was 11 years old. A Nice elderly lady in my neighborhood gave me a free kitten that was infected. Long story....I'm glad you made such an amazing recovery and thank you for sharing your story, and helping others to be aware of this terrible virus. Thank You!!
Hey, Jeanna I just discovered you today, I had no idea someone survived rabies without the vaccination until I watched the extraordinary people documentary on here. I think your amazing, a real fighter. You had so much patience during your recovery, and strong will, initially when you first woke up it must have been terrifying for you having no voice etc. I wish you every success in the future :)
JEANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome! You just made a brand new discovery in medical history! :D You have saved quite a number of people if i have not mistaken..Anyway may god bless you! ^^
Has any research been done to see if a vacine can be made from your blood that could help someone who all ready shows signs of rabies? If you contracted rabies again would you be immune to the virus?
@TheFrenchpony, Not what you asked but, U.S. government has approved $4.8 million on testing a new single dose vaccine for the disease which people think could even help those who already have the virus in their CNS.
This lass is the spitting image of my niece. I first heard about her - Jeanna - about 3 years ago. I emailed her saying, frankly, I didn`t believe her story. It still amazes me.
I didn't know people didn't survive rabies - I seem to recall childhood warnings of catching it meant you had to get three long needles in your stomache at emerg once a week and that it was painful but I never actually talked to someone who'd been through it
@herstome5656 You can get shots. As long as you get them before symptoms appear. Also, they don't need to do stomach shots anymore. I had rabies shots in the summer of 2010 (i think). Anyway, essentially I the first day I got shots I had a shot in my left and right arm, both butt cheeks, and one in the thigh, then I had to go back every week or so for one follow up shot for about a month.
When a rabies survivor (the only one) makes a vlog on youtube and "write in the comments below" (like other vlogs like williamray,hot4words,etc), you definitely know s**ts awesome.
Seriously on YouTube, I went from Battlefield 3 (Computer/video game) to Super Meat Boy, to I wanna be the Guy, to Jennifer Aniston, to Street Gangs, to Cartoon Network, then Extraordinary People (a bunch), the rabies case of Ms. Jeanna Giese (you), college grad vid to this. =) Amazing stuff :D
Can you please tell me, did you see or heard? dreams? did you heard your mom or anyone calling your name? anything when you were in coma? or is just just nothing? just like switch off?
graduated college...wow, congrats. you're inspiring. i did a bio paper on rabies so i'm pretty familiar. it's so wonderful that you connected with the one person who was willing to think outside the box. 99 % of other doctors would have just accepted your fate, but he was the one who fought back. you are so lucky. sounds like fate to me
What do you remember from coming out of the coma? Do you remember when you realized you'd need a lot of work to get back to being able to do everything you used to do?
My 11th grade English teacher once saw a raccoon with rabies. It was stumbling around in the middle of the street and trying to chase people. The police came and shot it. And my 8th grade Earth Sciences teacher, told us how one of his friends came across a DOE with rabies while out hunting! She was holding her head down, foaming, breathing really heavy, and tripping over things as she walked. :( He shot her and later burned the deer so foxes, dogs, etc wouldn't get the virus too.
@chellisfat They aren't actually "trying" to fly into your head. Most likely they are probably hunting and you get in the way, or something like that, idk. But bats do not aim for people's heads.
this is so moving and when i saw the tv show about it i was like "omg she survived something with no cure" and im ao sorry that it happend but it helps that it happend so we can help loads more people and can i ask what did you see while you were in a coma?? and agen sorry that it happend x
Jennie how do I get a hold of your doctor... we are leaving with bats we have asked for the vaccine.. but they will not give it to us... our dog has been biten by a bat.. and is under a quaranteen.. we are not sure if any of us have rabies... but my son.. and I do not feel well... and I am not really sure.. if we have rabies we are scared.. please help us
@Morningwhispers Ok, first, I don't know where you live. I don't think contacting my doctor would do anything, he's a pediatric infectious disease doctor.
Second, this is why all dogs should be vaccinated. In the US I believe it's a law?
Thirdly, you really only get the vaccine if exposure has occured. If it has, you need to report that to your doctor.
@VIDOTTONATOR Eradicate all the bats? Meanining what, kill off every bat on this planet?
Ok, lots of things wrong with that: 1) Not all bats carry rabies 2) Bats aren't the only thing that carry rabies, so killing bats will hardly make any impact 3) Because of #2, you'll never be able to completely eradicate rabies 4) There's no possible way to kill every bat on Earth anyways 5) There's also no way to vaccinate every animal on Earth
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Well not to mention that bats are also a very important species on this planet. They consume vast amounts of insects and are major pollinators. The world as we know it would not exist without bats.
Eradicate the bats is a really bad idea as bats are important to any ecosystem because they eat tons of insects every night. A bat bite is an unlikely event anyway if you exercise basic caution such as not picking up a fallen bat and isolate your windows with mosquito nets to keep both bats and insects outside. A more reasonable approach would be to cull stray dogs and educate people to avoid contact with wild animals such as foxes, raccoons and such.
Hello : ) , i read your story few minutes ago and watched some vids here on youtube. And ... it is really fantastic that you survived this virus. You are a miracle, nearly everybody on this planet were died ... so, your physique must be extremely strong. Congratulations on your degree and i wish you a long and healthy life. Best wishes from germany.
just heard the BBC interview . Very moving ,and super informative Jeanna . i've seen raccoons and opossum during the day in my area . is this a possible sign of rabies being that they are mostly nocturnal ?
@NWforager It is odd to see them during teh day, yes. Rabies could be possible, but so could many other things. For instance, something like distemper or something as simple as something disturbing them in their nest.
I'd monitor them, if possible to see if any unusual behavior develop.
I'm a psychology major and have just discovered your story. It is a case study so unique. I am deeply intrigued.
Having studied some on rabies and rabies victims in the past, my only question is this- what was your own personal experience with the virus? What things can you and can you not remember? In your own words, how did your brain and consciousness function during the onset and full blown effects of the virus? I'm interested to learn what went through your mind and how much you remember.
Around the beginning of June, I woke up with a swollen ear. I am sort of a hypochondriac and I'm all paranoid and think a rabid bat bit me in my sleep. I didn't see any bat when I woke up, and it's been nearly three months and nothing has happened. Do you think if it was a rabid bat I would've succumbed to the disease by now? I think I should have been long gone. Pllz reply
@Zagurzem Just because your ear was swollen does not mean you were bit by a bat. A spider bite (or an insect) sounds more likely. And, if a rabid animal bit you in the ear, it would take less than 3 months for the virus to reach your brain (=death). So, in MY OPINION, you're fine
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Thanks! I feel much better, especially since it's from one of the very few who's actually experienced this! BTW, how were you bitten? Did it hurt and was it bleeding badly? And how long did it take for the symptoms to show?
@Zagurzem I was bit by a bat, in the finger. It hurt a LOT (imagine a needle injecting something unpleasant into your fingertip), but it didn't bleed at all. It took 3 weeks for the symptoms to start.
@JeannaGieseRabies01 I was bitten by a kitten last 2005 on my right thumb (it bit me near the finger nail). I did not have any shots co'z I did not tell anyone, I was 7 or 8 back then. i told the adults last year & they said that it's fine now & I don't need to worry but I'm still paranoid today. What do you think will happen to me? Do I need to worry? The wound didn't swell & redden. I didn't get any flu-like symptoms & It didn't show any signs of infections for the last 2005 until now.
@JeannaGieseRabies01, My question or suggestion was geared towards the doctor who treated you if you still had contact with him. Considering the protocol is only 16% effective (36 trials, 6 survivors). I was wondering if experimental drugs like Carbocyclic 3- Deazaadenosine and Ampligen could improve the protocol? The first drug is 100 times more potent than Ribavirin used in your protocol and it also suppresses another virus that belongs to the same family of viruses that rabies belongs too.
@84Canaan I cannot answer that, as I am far from a doctor. However, I do not think a more potent drug is smart. I suffered brain damage because of the amount of ribavirin that was used (I believe, but don't quote me, I'm out of the loop on my treatment lol)
@JeannaGieseRabies01, I still think it's worth a try, all the studies I have read mention nothing about Carbocyclic 3-deazaadenosine being toxic (it's even cured mice infected with Ebola; another virus that hides from immune system). The potency remark was in regards to how it eliminates viruses not how it affects the body. As for Ribavirin, I see what you mean ever since they removed it from the protocol there have been more survivors. Thanks for the reply though.
@JeannaGieseRabies01 There are anecdotal reports of multi-year incubation periods however these are always somewhat difficult to confirm. One study which examined 12 cases found a median incubation period in humans of 39 days and the range was 29-240 days.
Hey Jeanna! I live in the Philippines and I know that you went to Bohol for the "Bohol Rabies Project" last July as the guest speaker. What you said, is really inspiring. THANKS A LOT! Your story gave me the biggest impact on how to NEVER GIVE UP...
Hi Jeanna: I remember hearing about your case and thinking how unprecedented it was as only a handful of people have ever survived rabies encephalitis. I hope you are not offended by this question, but I know the virus can have a very long incubation period, and as the survival rate is so low....do they know if the virus is still in your system and are you or could you ever become contagious?
@SepherStar, I don't think they ever found the virus in her system only the antibodies. At least that's what some news articles claim; they say that Jeanna's own immune system had gotten rid of most of the infection. The coma merely kept her alive long enough for her body to destroy the rest of the virus. That's what they have noticed that those who survive with Milwaukee protocol already have the antibodies before they're induced into a coma.
@SepherStar 84Canaan is pretty much correct. By the time I was tested, my antibodies had already begun to kill off the virus. The coma was used to prevent the virus from reaching my brain, allowing my immune system to finish it off.
If I ever was able to spread the disease, I would be suffering from it, and die.
I got bitten by a mouse once, like you and the bat it was hanging off my finger by ut's teeth, I guess I was lucky not to get rabies as that was 6years ago. I didn't disinfect the bite or anything.. O.O
I'm stressing out right now...I ate a few strawberries out back and some of the strawberries may have been eaten by raccoons. What if the strawberries i ate came in contact with raccoons? I usually wash anything i pick from outside but it was so hot today and i was so hungry...you're a HERO i had to ask what you think...am i just paranoid or is there a risk? can i catch it just by eating something or does it have to enter my blood?
@98684ever 1) The infected saliva has to enter your blood. 2) If infected saliva dries out, it is no longer infected; so, saliva on strawberries out in the hot sun would be dry. 3) Why would you eat something that has a big bite taken out of it (haha just joking)
I had a rabies scare about 10 years ago, I got scratched by a street cat in India during a big rabies scare. Got the shots each week, but didn't have time to get the third one... I told myself, "if I get it, I'll record a diary so people will know exactly what it is like." Never happened in the end. It was pretty scary though.
Really something to see how you've recovered. Your'e literally one of a kind!
@MenkeriosAndemicael I'm glad it all worked out. The thing is, by the time you actually would have been suffering from rabies, you wouldn't have enough control to write a diary. But it was a good idea :)
@JeannaGieseRabies01 this is my second rhesus macaque monkey ,I got recently after the death of first one.He will need time to stop biting as it's in their nature ,as of now he is only 9 months old.
You know a couple year back when my first monkey bit me I saw your whole documentary after that I was so shocked about rabies ,I rushed to the hospital and got vaccination.
there was this mouse in my kitchen and i grabbed a paper towel and grabbed at it, and it bit me, its been about a week and i'm starting to feel weird, i've been out of it for days, its hard to explain. you know that feeling if you've been leaning on your had for a while and how your face feels sort of warm, i feel that. called my doctor and asked him if i could have gotten rabies, he said it was unlikey. the wound was small and it healed fine so he said not to go in. any info any one?
jeg synest at di som ikke vaksinerer dyrene sine er medannsvarlig om noen blir bitt av dyre deres og får rabies.Jeg mener at da er di annsvarlig får døden av den persjonen.jeg er heldig å bor i norge og her er vi rabiesfri
Did you experience hydrophobia? What was that like? Why would someone feel so anxious or why would they panic when presented with liquid to drink? Can't get my head around that...
@FongGhoul Rabies causes painful throat spasms, which is why hydrophobia comes into play. The spasms make swallowing impossible, and if forced the person can painfully drown.
Beautiful girl. Fantastic testament to American medical technology. In a socialized system, they'd have declared her condition untreatable and refused her all but palliative care . Canada's, the UK's and Sweden's systems (and the system obama wants to forcibly impose), would not have spent a dime on what turns out have worked. In Sweden and Canada, they would have refused to let even private money purchase an experimental treatment, since it would have taken resources away from the public.
according to the world health organization, swedish, canadian an UK health care system is better than the american. france is cosnidered to have the best health care system in the world and guess what! france, unlike america, has the universal health care system that´s available to everyone, and not just to those who can pay for it.
there is some place in india ,jammu&kashimir , akhnoor where there is free check up of rabis naturally by the help of god if some one having any problem come to india sa fast as possible if medicine is not working
Hi Jeanna, My Dog just got into a fight with a raccoon and he had not had a rabies shot in 4 years. The health department quarantined our dog for 6 months and recommended that all 5 of us that were around the dog get the vaccination. What do you think about this? I'm against vaccinations. Thanks for sharing, I'm really wondering what to do!
HI.....GEANNA IM GLAD UR DOING OK IM 23 YEARS OLD N I HAVE 5 KIDS THEY ALL UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WE LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY IN CLINTONVILLE ,WI WE BEEN LIVEING HER FOR A YEAR NOW WE OWN OUR HOUSE ONE NIGHT I GOT UP LIKE AT 3 AM AND IT WAS A BAT FLYING IN OUR HEADS I SHAKE MY HUSBAND TO GET UP N KILL IT SO HE DID N KILL IT THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING ANOTHER BAT SO FAR WE HAVE KILL 6 BATS N THEY DONT TRY TO BIT US OR NOTHING MY QUESTION TO U IS HOW COME THIS BAT BIT YOU ?????
Hey J.A.G., I, like so many all across the world, was inspired by your story. I'm a pharmacy student and I chose to do my 3rd year presentation on the Milwaukee Protocol as it was used to treat you and several others that developed symptoms as a result of the rabies virus. I was wondering, in your opinion, which is more important, the therapeutic coma or a healthy immune system? Thanks for the help!
@TeamMOE1 I personally think a healthy immune system. Without that, the coma would have been a waste of time. However, without the coma, the immune system couldn't have worked.
@Globalmodderzv2 I think that just depends on the person's immune system, some people who get the shot still have antibodies 10 years later and some lose them after a year.
From the video, it appears you suffered neurological damage from the virus. Have your doctors given you any insight into a possible full recovery? I was exposed to a suspected rabid bat myself several years ago, but took the shots, so all is well. Hope you continue to recover, you have many years of your life ahead of you.
@papawx3 Honestly, the doctors don't know because this hasn't happened before. But as much as I would love a *full* recovery, I'm fine with where I'm at.
You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
did you suffer from hydrophobic spasms(intense pain on swallowing, making it difficult or impossible to drink) while being infected? i have noticed in the 4 other rabies survivor cases i noticed hydrophobic spasms where absent.
@taylorswiftmusicfan5 some children suffering from rabies do bite, symptoms are usually headache, pain or numbness at the bite site, agression or intense fear, itching, spasms of throat muscles on drinking(60% of victims), double vision(terminal stage), crying,drooling, gagging, halucinations and paralysis. the patient normally dies 2-17 days after symptoms start only a handful of cases had recovery from rabies out of thousands of cases, luckily it is an extremely rare virus in humans
I was once scratched (then licked) by a stray cat that I was trying to rescue. The cat got away, and I couldn't find the owner. After seeing the documentary that you were a part of, I decided to go to the ER to see what they thought I should do. They recommended vaccinations to start immediately. Cat probably didn't have rabies, but I knew after watching the video that I wasn't going to take any chances. It was a very educational documentary :)
Rabies was once known (and still is known) as hydrophobia (fear of water). Did you experience this at all, during your illness? If so, what was the fear like? Were you actually afraid of water, itself? And...what was it like, during your illness in general? Were you able to speak, at all? Were you fully aware of what was going on, and what illness you had?
@ericallen1000 Hydrophobia in this case is actually the fear of swallowing water because of painful pharyngeal spasm not a psychiatric-type fear of the wet stuff.
Jeanna: Thanks for your reply. I asked my first question because sometimes people who are exposed to rabies didn't even know they'd been exposed, until it's too late. After you were bitten...what did you do, next? Did you tell anyone, and/or seek any sort of medical treatment?
Jeanna: Do you actually remember being bitten by the bat (or just having any contact with it)? And...about how soon after this incident did you start displaying symptoms of rabies?
@chimandude I'm not quite sure what you are asking. From being bit to showing symptoms, it varies. From showing symptoms to death, not long. From being bitten to needing the vaccinations, a day.
I watched the documentary quite recently. I have one small kitten as I am an animal lover myself. My kitten's on my youtube so if you'd like to see her you can :) Here in Scotland bats are rarely seen because they're protected over here
Jeanna I saw your documentary and You are an incredible person. You've gone through some much and by the looks of it you have done an amazing job. I will make sure to spread your video around, and will be contacting you on Facebook Thank you! =)
I've had a completely debilitating fear of Rabies for about six years now, I'm absolutely terrified of contracting it, whether I came into contact with a rabid animal or not. Obviously I've done an immense amount of research on it, and for you to have survived one of the most horrendous diseases known to man, one that effects not only your physical health, but also destroys you mentally before you pass is an absolute inspiration. You're an absolutely incredible person!
cocaineandyougotit 1 month ago
@cocaineandyougotit I'm so scared of it... My cats got into a fight with a stray cat as they always do but my dad is too lazy to take them to the vet. I haven't been bit or scratched by my cats, but I'm so damn scared of them having rabies, they are getting vaccinated soon. I had a mini 3 second head ache and I could have sworn rabies had reached my head lol.
TheKittenish 1 week ago
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@JeannaGieseRabies01 Jeanna I'm so happy you made it. Rabies is a horrible disease. I've always been affraid of it since I was a kid. You should thank God every minute of your life.
tonnerrealg 1 month ago
Jeanna I'm so happy you made it. Rabies is a horrible disease. I've always been affraid of it since I was a kid. You should thank God every minute of your life.
tonnerrealg 1 month ago
I had my gloves, but since i am a zoologist i should know better then touching a fox, right? Well, I didnt, thanks to my health care professor and her story ...they captured the poor animal and i am waiting for the results. This is story, a million miles away from her's, but to make a point, it's like landing on a moon, not only to survive but also to show such incredible recovery. Simply amazing
stjenka 1 month ago
@stjenka That's whate gets most people, "Oh, it didn't look sick."
Just because an animal looks healthy and friendly, doesn't mean it actually is.
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 month ago
I came across a fox a few weeks back, she was standing in the middle of the road and I stoped. Almost instantaneously she went under the car, so I steped out and the fox came to me like a cat. She didnt look hurt or affected in any way, she just looked at me. She also wasnt scared and didnt react to noises like clapping or yelling at her :)
stjenka 1 month ago
I read about you in Wikipedia!
xeokym 1 month ago
uhm..i was kinda wondering how deep or how severe is the wound of a rabid animal bite to get rabies? does it make a difference?
and i read about your story, very moving:) and congrats for graduating
godbless
MrPudgeeboy 1 month ago
Wanted say that. You are amazing and I'm so glad you are alive and that you have recovered. :D I'm so glad this world has found 1 cure. :D
Koyko200 2 months ago
you are an amazing person!
h8tingit 2 months ago
Thanks for posting. I'm happy you survived. It's my understanding the doctors decided to induce a coma so your body could fight the virus. Could you elaborate on this? I don't understand how a less functioning brain in a body would fight the virus better than a fully functioning brain-ed body would.
Yepprd 2 months ago 2
@Yepprd The brain has nothing to do with fighting off the virus. Once rabies reaches the brain, your dead no matter what. The coma simply prevented the virus from reaching my brain, therefore preventing death and allowing my immune system to have a chance at fighting it off.
JeannaGieseRabies01 2 months ago
@Yepprd Also, the immune system are independent cells on the blood, they don't need a working brain to do its work and the brain just play a minimal function in that system. :o)
dflores012207 2 months ago
I had to get the series of vaccinations 23 years ago when I was 11 years old. A Nice elderly lady in my neighborhood gave me a free kitten that was infected. Long story....I'm glad you made such an amazing recovery and thank you for sharing your story, and helping others to be aware of this terrible virus. Thank You!!
freestylejetskier 2 months ago
Nobody deserves this way to go,its sad. Hey nice recovering :)
traktorimees 2 months ago
Hey, Jeanna I just discovered you today, I had no idea someone survived rabies without the vaccination until I watched the extraordinary people documentary on here. I think your amazing, a real fighter. You had so much patience during your recovery, and strong will, initially when you first woke up it must have been terrifying for you having no voice etc. I wish you every success in the future :)
hoshiko123 2 months ago
@chellisfat Your head has a SONAR feedback of a moth :P
ShantyManCan 2 months ago
JEANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome! You just made a brand new discovery in medical history! :D You have saved quite a number of people if i have not mistaken..Anyway may god bless you! ^^
moneymakingkid 2 months ago
I am so happy to see you in should good health.
I have two questions ....
Has any research been done to see if a vacine can be made from your blood that could help someone who all ready shows signs of rabies? If you contracted rabies again would you be immune to the virus?
TheFrenchpony 2 months ago
@TheFrenchpony 1) It has to go through a lot of security checks for tests to be done. I'm not sure the status, but they have thought of it.
2) I'm believed to be "immune" now, but I might get a booster anyways.
JeannaGieseRabies01 2 months ago
@TheFrenchpony, Not what you asked but, U.S. government has approved $4.8 million on testing a new single dose vaccine for the disease which people think could even help those who already have the virus in their CNS.
84Canaan 1 week ago
This lass is the spitting image of my niece. I first heard about her - Jeanna - about 3 years ago. I emailed her saying, frankly, I didn`t believe her story. It still amazes me.
valarmanwe 2 months ago
Your amazing.
AtheismCentral 2 months ago
I didn't know people didn't survive rabies - I seem to recall childhood warnings of catching it meant you had to get three long needles in your stomache at emerg once a week and that it was painful but I never actually talked to someone who'd been through it
herstome5656 2 months ago
@herstome5656 You can get shots. As long as you get them before symptoms appear. Also, they don't need to do stomach shots anymore. I had rabies shots in the summer of 2010 (i think). Anyway, essentially I the first day I got shots I had a shot in my left and right arm, both butt cheeks, and one in the thigh, then I had to go back every week or so for one follow up shot for about a month.
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When a rabies survivor (the only one) makes a vlog on youtube and "write in the comments below" (like other vlogs like williamray,hot4words,etc), you definitely know s**ts awesome.
Seriously on YouTube, I went from Battlefield 3 (Computer/video game) to Super Meat Boy, to I wanna be the Guy, to Jennifer Aniston, to Street Gangs, to Cartoon Network, then Extraordinary People (a bunch), the rabies case of Ms. Jeanna Giese (you), college grad vid to this. =) Amazing stuff :D
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Can you please tell me, did you see or heard? dreams? did you heard your mom or anyone calling your name? anything when you were in coma? or is just just nothing? just like switch off?
icedilli25 2 months ago
Can you please tell me, did you see? or hear? dreams? anything when you were in coma? or is just just nothing? just like switch off?
icedilli25 2 months ago
when I watched your documentary, I aways think if you were still same before and after Rabies cos it seems like your speech now is little bit weird..
icedilli25 2 months ago
graduated college...wow, congrats. you're inspiring. i did a bio paper on rabies so i'm pretty familiar. it's so wonderful that you connected with the one person who was willing to think outside the box. 99 % of other doctors would have just accepted your fate, but he was the one who fought back. you are so lucky. sounds like fate to me
meanness770 3 months ago
What do you remember from coming out of the coma? Do you remember when you realized you'd need a lot of work to get back to being able to do everything you used to do?
8Ho03EdONl1liL 3 months ago
My 11th grade English teacher once saw a raccoon with rabies. It was stumbling around in the middle of the street and trying to chase people. The police came and shot it. And my 8th grade Earth Sciences teacher, told us how one of his friends came across a DOE with rabies while out hunting! She was holding her head down, foaming, breathing really heavy, and tripping over things as she walked. :( He shot her and later burned the deer so foxes, dogs, etc wouldn't get the virus too.
critterfreek82 3 months ago
@chellisfat They aren't actually "trying" to fly into your head. Most likely they are probably hunting and you get in the way, or something like that, idk. But bats do not aim for people's heads.
JeannaGieseRabies01 3 months ago
@24theillusionist I'm Alive
JeannaGieseRabies01 4 months ago
this is so moving and when i saw the tv show about it i was like "omg she survived something with no cure" and im ao sorry that it happend but it helps that it happend so we can help loads more people and can i ask what did you see while you were in a coma?? and agen sorry that it happend x
Nos9512 4 months ago
Jennie how do I get a hold of your doctor... we are leaving with bats we have asked for the vaccine.. but they will not give it to us... our dog has been biten by a bat.. and is under a quaranteen.. we are not sure if any of us have rabies... but my son.. and I do not feel well... and I am not really sure.. if we have rabies we are scared.. please help us
Morningwhispers 4 months ago
@Morningwhispers Ok, first, I don't know where you live. I don't think contacting my doctor would do anything, he's a pediatric infectious disease doctor.
Second, this is why all dogs should be vaccinated. In the US I believe it's a law?
Thirdly, you really only get the vaccine if exposure has occured. If it has, you need to report that to your doctor.
I wish I could help more.
JeannaGieseRabies01 4 months ago
An Idea to finish the Rabies, Erradicate the all the bats and vacinate all the animals. That's it.
VIDOTTONATOR 4 months ago
@VIDOTTONATOR Eradicate all the bats? Meanining what, kill off every bat on this planet?
Ok, lots of things wrong with that: 1) Not all bats carry rabies 2) Bats aren't the only thing that carry rabies, so killing bats will hardly make any impact 3) Because of #2, you'll never be able to completely eradicate rabies 4) There's no possible way to kill every bat on Earth anyways 5) There's also no way to vaccinate every animal on Earth
JeannaGieseRabies01 4 months ago 10
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Can we vaccinate the whole planet earth? also moon if possible :3
icedilli25 2 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Well not to mention that bats are also a very important species on this planet. They consume vast amounts of insects and are major pollinators. The world as we know it would not exist without bats.
mosaicglass 1 month ago
@VIDOTTONATOR
Eradicate the bats is a really bad idea as bats are important to any ecosystem because they eat tons of insects every night. A bat bite is an unlikely event anyway if you exercise basic caution such as not picking up a fallen bat and isolate your windows with mosquito nets to keep both bats and insects outside. A more reasonable approach would be to cull stray dogs and educate people to avoid contact with wild animals such as foxes, raccoons and such.
r8wing 4 months ago
Hello : ) , i read your story few minutes ago and watched some vids here on youtube. And ... it is really fantastic that you survived this virus. You are a miracle, nearly everybody on this planet were died ... so, your physique must be extremely strong. Congratulations on your degree and i wish you a long and healthy life. Best wishes from germany.
feuerwassergeist 4 months ago
just heard the BBC interview . Very moving ,and super informative Jeanna . i've seen raccoons and opossum during the day in my area . is this a possible sign of rabies being that they are mostly nocturnal ?
btw , that dimple is deadly =D
NWforager 4 months ago 3
@NWforager It is odd to see them during teh day, yes. Rabies could be possible, but so could many other things. For instance, something like distemper or something as simple as something disturbing them in their nest.
I'd monitor them, if possible to see if any unusual behavior develop.
Just keep away from them (of course)
JeannaGieseRabies01 4 months ago
Your cute!
SLAXandTAL 5 months ago
I'm a psychology major and have just discovered your story. It is a case study so unique. I am deeply intrigued.
Having studied some on rabies and rabies victims in the past, my only question is this- what was your own personal experience with the virus? What things can you and can you not remember? In your own words, how did your brain and consciousness function during the onset and full blown effects of the virus? I'm interested to learn what went through your mind and how much you remember.
lot24 5 months ago
Haha bad edit :D you will learn.
KrisdashPaul 5 months ago
Dang that's crazy!
bddblade 5 months ago
Im really glad your survived but how?
LiieZMuang 5 months ago
@LiieZMuang you can read about it if you google "Milwaukee protocol".
MausPonticus 5 months ago
Do you carry the disease?
LiieZMuang 5 months ago
Rabies is such a terrifying virus! You're very inspiring.
Sugarhigh352 5 months ago
Around the beginning of June, I woke up with a swollen ear. I am sort of a hypochondriac and I'm all paranoid and think a rabid bat bit me in my sleep. I didn't see any bat when I woke up, and it's been nearly three months and nothing has happened. Do you think if it was a rabid bat I would've succumbed to the disease by now? I think I should have been long gone. Pllz reply
Zagurzem 6 months ago
@Zagurzem Just because your ear was swollen does not mean you were bit by a bat. A spider bite (or an insect) sounds more likely. And, if a rabid animal bit you in the ear, it would take less than 3 months for the virus to reach your brain (=death). So, in MY OPINION, you're fine
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Thanks! I feel much better, especially since it's from one of the very few who's actually experienced this! BTW, how were you bitten? Did it hurt and was it bleeding badly? And how long did it take for the symptoms to show?
Zagurzem 6 months ago
@Zagurzem I was bit by a bat, in the finger. It hurt a LOT (imagine a needle injecting something unpleasant into your fingertip), but it didn't bleed at all. It took 3 weeks for the symptoms to start.
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Did you ever get a wish from the Make a Wish Foundation?
Zagurzem 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Why did you not get the medical attention to cure the rabies?
Jeffersonwazright 5 months ago
It's crazy how the virus can hide from the immune system!
gamerboy4949 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 I was bitten by a kitten last 2005 on my right thumb (it bit me near the finger nail). I did not have any shots co'z I did not tell anyone, I was 7 or 8 back then. i told the adults last year & they said that it's fine now & I don't need to worry but I'm still paranoid today. What do you think will happen to me? Do I need to worry? The wound didn't swell & redden. I didn't get any flu-like symptoms & It didn't show any signs of infections for the last 2005 until now.
TheUnfinishedbook 6 months ago
@TheUnfinishedbook I'm pretty sure rabies doesn't stay dormant for 6 years. You most likely have nothing to worry about.
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01, Jeanna did you read the private message I sent you? I sent it 2 weeks ago and I have yet to receive a reply.
84Canaan 6 months ago
@84Canaan I never got a PM from you. I'm sorry. Otherwise I would have replied
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01, My question or suggestion was geared towards the doctor who treated you if you still had contact with him. Considering the protocol is only 16% effective (36 trials, 6 survivors). I was wondering if experimental drugs like Carbocyclic 3- Deazaadenosine and Ampligen could improve the protocol? The first drug is 100 times more potent than Ribavirin used in your protocol and it also suppresses another virus that belongs to the same family of viruses that rabies belongs too.
84Canaan 6 months ago
@84Canaan I cannot answer that, as I am far from a doctor. However, I do not think a more potent drug is smart. I suffered brain damage because of the amount of ribavirin that was used (I believe, but don't quote me, I'm out of the loop on my treatment lol)
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01, I still think it's worth a try, all the studies I have read mention nothing about Carbocyclic 3-deazaadenosine being toxic (it's even cured mice infected with Ebola; another virus that hides from immune system). The potency remark was in regards to how it eliminates viruses not how it affects the body. As for Ribavirin, I see what you mean ever since they removed it from the protocol there have been more survivors. Thanks for the reply though.
84Canaan 6 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 There are anecdotal reports of multi-year incubation periods however these are always somewhat difficult to confirm. One study which examined 12 cases found a median incubation period in humans of 39 days and the range was 29-240 days.
SepherStar 6 months ago
@SepherStar 6 years is a large stretch. Of course there are exceptions for everything on Earth.
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
Hey Jeanna! I live in the Philippines and I know that you went to Bohol for the "Bohol Rabies Project" last July as the guest speaker. What you said, is really inspiring. THANKS A LOT! Your story gave me the biggest impact on how to NEVER GIVE UP...
TheUnfinishedbook 6 months ago
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TheUnfinishedbook 6 months ago
Hi Jeanna: I remember hearing about your case and thinking how unprecedented it was as only a handful of people have ever survived rabies encephalitis. I hope you are not offended by this question, but I know the virus can have a very long incubation period, and as the survival rate is so low....do they know if the virus is still in your system and are you or could you ever become contagious?
SepherStar 6 months ago
@SepherStar, I don't think they ever found the virus in her system only the antibodies. At least that's what some news articles claim; they say that Jeanna's own immune system had gotten rid of most of the infection. The coma merely kept her alive long enough for her body to destroy the rest of the virus. That's what they have noticed that those who survive with Milwaukee protocol already have the antibodies before they're induced into a coma.
84Canaan 6 months ago
@SepherStar 84Canaan is pretty much correct. By the time I was tested, my antibodies had already begun to kill off the virus. The coma was used to prevent the virus from reaching my brain, allowing my immune system to finish it off.
If I ever was able to spread the disease, I would be suffering from it, and die.
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
I got bitten by a mouse once, like you and the bat it was hanging off my finger by ut's teeth, I guess I was lucky not to get rabies as that was 6years ago. I didn't disinfect the bite or anything.. O.O
chikensandwitch 6 months ago
@chikensandwitch Rodents RARELY carry rabies
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
Can You get rabies from a dead animal that you didn't touch or have bite you? Is it airborne?
KJT922010T 6 months ago
@KJT922010T It is not airborne. If the saliva dries, the virus is no longer affective. It has to bite you
JeannaGieseRabies01 6 months ago
GREAT STORY! Im so happy for you!
KJT922010T 7 months ago
I'm stressing out right now...I ate a few strawberries out back and some of the strawberries may have been eaten by raccoons. What if the strawberries i ate came in contact with raccoons? I usually wash anything i pick from outside but it was so hot today and i was so hungry...you're a HERO i had to ask what you think...am i just paranoid or is there a risk? can i catch it just by eating something or does it have to enter my blood?
98684ever 7 months ago
@98684ever 1) The infected saliva has to enter your blood. 2) If infected saliva dries out, it is no longer infected; so, saliva on strawberries out in the hot sun would be dry. 3) Why would you eat something that has a big bite taken out of it (haha just joking)
JeannaGieseRabies01 7 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Thank you for giving me closure. I'm such a hypochondriac. Haha
98684ever 6 months ago
I met an elephant with rabies. It was not fun.
Kawp123 7 months ago
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zombieslayer927 7 months ago
IM WATCHING YOU ON ANIMAL PLANET I SHOULDNT BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW!!!
zombieslayer927 7 months ago
@zombieslayer927 It's "I'm Alive", not "I Shouldn't be Alive". But still, awesome lol
JeannaGieseRabies01 7 months ago
Hey Jeanna!
I had a rabies scare about 10 years ago, I got scratched by a street cat in India during a big rabies scare. Got the shots each week, but didn't have time to get the third one... I told myself, "if I get it, I'll record a diary so people will know exactly what it is like." Never happened in the end. It was pretty scary though.
Really something to see how you've recovered. Your'e literally one of a kind!
MenkeriosAndemicael 7 months ago
@MenkeriosAndemicael I'm glad it all worked out. The thing is, by the time you actually would have been suffering from rabies, you wouldn't have enough control to write a diary. But it was a good idea :)
JeannaGieseRabies01 7 months ago
If you get bit by a mouse, you might have gotten the hunta virus.
eddiesilversurfer 7 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 I love monkeys ,hope one day I establish a monkey care center :)
imaamir123 7 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 this is my second rhesus macaque monkey ,I got recently after the death of first one.He will need time to stop biting as it's in their nature ,as of now he is only 9 months old.
You know a couple year back when my first monkey bit me I saw your whole documentary after that I was so shocked about rabies ,I rushed to the hospital and got vaccination.
imaamir123 7 months ago
i cried when i learned what happened to you
slyrader1 8 months ago
Also, I saw a documentary about you a few years ago, and your speech has improved so much!!! :)
googley3 8 months ago
do you remember your psychological state at the time? i know you said you didnt feel aggresive, but were you anxious or paranoid?
googley3 8 months ago
Jeanna, you sound and look fantastic.
whitethronebooks 8 months ago
there was this mouse in my kitchen and i grabbed a paper towel and grabbed at it, and it bit me, its been about a week and i'm starting to feel weird, i've been out of it for days, its hard to explain. you know that feeling if you've been leaning on your had for a while and how your face feels sort of warm, i feel that. called my doctor and asked him if i could have gotten rabies, he said it was unlikey. the wound was small and it healed fine so he said not to go in. any info any one?
MrTsorge 8 months ago
@MrTsorge Rodents are rarely found with rabies. But they are mammals, so it is possible, just very rare.
Too bad you didn't keep the mouse to get it tested.
Rodents can pass on other diseases, it could be a number of things, for instance tetanus.
I guess if you are worried about rabies, go get the vaccinations.
JeannaGieseRabies01 8 months ago
i dont know if you heard in the news a little girl survived rabies to she's the third person who has survived it crazy
Maidenfairy12 8 months ago
Tollwut is German for rabies.
gamerboy49 8 months ago
jeg synest at di som ikke vaksinerer dyrene sine er medannsvarlig om noen blir bitt av dyre deres og får rabies.Jeg mener at da er di annsvarlig får døden av den persjonen.jeg er heldig å bor i norge og her er vi rabiesfri
Angelina329 8 months ago
Did you experience hydrophobia? What was that like? Why would someone feel so anxious or why would they panic when presented with liquid to drink? Can't get my head around that...
FongGhoul 8 months ago
@FongGhoul Rabies causes painful throat spasms, which is why hydrophobia comes into play. The spasms make swallowing impossible, and if forced the person can painfully drown.
JeannaGieseRabies01 8 months ago
did you have any sort of aggression at all? or any sort of pain that you felt?
BloodRoseTheVampire 8 months ago
@BloodRoseTheVampire Aggression, no. Pain, sort of? It's hard to explain the type of "pain" I had before the coma.
JeannaGieseRabies01 8 months ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 oh, you were in a coma... how long was it before you woke up?
BloodRoseTheVampire 8 months ago
Beautiful girl. Fantastic testament to American medical technology. In a socialized system, they'd have declared her condition untreatable and refused her all but palliative care . Canada's, the UK's and Sweden's systems (and the system obama wants to forcibly impose), would not have spent a dime on what turns out have worked. In Sweden and Canada, they would have refused to let even private money purchase an experimental treatment, since it would have taken resources away from the public.
jkirk1626 8 months ago
@jkirk1626
according to the world health organization, swedish, canadian an UK health care system is better than the american. france is cosnidered to have the best health care system in the world and guess what! france, unlike america, has the universal health care system that´s available to everyone, and not just to those who can pay for it.
ostapbender000 8 months ago
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jkirk1626 8 months ago
there is some place in india ,jammu&kashimir , akhnoor where there is free check up of rabis naturally by the help of god if some one having any problem come to india sa fast as possible if medicine is not working
samunderkhan786 9 months ago
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SuperBakeDizzle 9 months ago
god bless you Jeanna.:)
BENNY2TIMEZ 9 months ago
jeanne do you have an email address i can send a message to?
alphafirstoneyou 9 months ago
@alphafirstoneyou Just send her the message here on YouTube, you bonehead.
Masowai 9 months ago
@musicmaster0 after diagnosing her, the symptoms already there and its already too late. applying vaccine would no longer help her.
carinyuso 9 months ago
Hi Jeanna, My Dog just got into a fight with a raccoon and he had not had a rabies shot in 4 years. The health department quarantined our dog for 6 months and recommended that all 5 of us that were around the dog get the vaccination. What do you think about this? I'm against vaccinations. Thanks for sharing, I'm really wondering what to do!
hugsyor1 9 months ago
@hugsyor1 Getting vaccinated is, in my opinion, the better option than death.
Your dog should have been vaccinated, and if you have had any contact with your dog's saliva than you should be too.
This is what most people who deal with rabies would tell you.
JeannaGieseRabies01 9 months ago
HI.....GEANNA IM GLAD UR DOING OK IM 23 YEARS OLD N I HAVE 5 KIDS THEY ALL UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WE LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY IN CLINTONVILLE ,WI WE BEEN LIVEING HER FOR A YEAR NOW WE OWN OUR HOUSE ONE NIGHT I GOT UP LIKE AT 3 AM AND IT WAS A BAT FLYING IN OUR HEADS I SHAKE MY HUSBAND TO GET UP N KILL IT SO HE DID N KILL IT THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING ANOTHER BAT SO FAR WE HAVE KILL 6 BATS N THEY DONT TRY TO BIT US OR NOTHING MY QUESTION TO U IS HOW COME THIS BAT BIT YOU ?????
zooger42069 10 months ago
@zooger42069 The bat was scared and trying to defend itself
JeannaGieseRabies01 10 months ago
Hey J.A.G., I, like so many all across the world, was inspired by your story. I'm a pharmacy student and I chose to do my 3rd year presentation on the Milwaukee Protocol as it was used to treat you and several others that developed symptoms as a result of the rabies virus. I was wondering, in your opinion, which is more important, the therapeutic coma or a healthy immune system? Thanks for the help!
TeamMOE1 10 months ago
@TeamMOE1 I personally think a healthy immune system. Without that, the coma would have been a waste of time. However, without the coma, the immune system couldn't have worked.
JeannaGieseRabies01 10 months ago
Well the rabies didn't hurt her looks any, she is good looking. Subscribed.
bigbomber2007 10 months ago
Has rabies changed your physical abilities for example endurance, strength, speech?
MrRobloMan 10 months ago
@MrRobloMan Yes, I have some neurological side-effects.
JeannaGieseRabies01 10 months ago
Can you ever get it again
Globalmodderzv2 10 months ago
@Globalmodderzv2 I think that just depends on the person's immune system, some people who get the shot still have antibodies 10 years later and some lose them after a year.
dem0nthesis 10 months ago
You're awesome.
fizzypopism 10 months ago
l was wondering how the doctors saved you? Were you put in a chemical coma?
Linuxrat 10 months ago
@Linuxrat I was put into a coma in order to allow my immune system to fight off the disease
JeannaGieseRabies01 10 months ago
From the video, it appears you suffered neurological damage from the virus. Have your doctors given you any insight into a possible full recovery? I was exposed to a suspected rabid bat myself several years ago, but took the shots, so all is well. Hope you continue to recover, you have many years of your life ahead of you.
papawx3 10 months ago
@papawx3 Honestly, the doctors don't know because this hasn't happened before. But as much as I would love a *full* recovery, I'm fine with where I'm at.
JeannaGieseRabies01 10 months ago
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You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
Smokinleaf 11 months ago
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You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
Smokinleaf 11 months ago
You're a beautiful girl i'm glad you're still with us to share this remarkable story god bless you and you're loved ones and stay the hell away from bats!
Smokinleaf 11 months ago
what were your first symptoms
xH4rdcore 11 months ago
Hey, I read about Milwaukee Protocol and you a while ago. That was amazing. Now I find you here. Nice to meet you then. I'm glad you are still alive.
saamohod 11 months ago
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saamohod 11 months ago
Very brave of you to get on here and tell us your story. Thank you!
sleepalot4 1 year ago
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Supermassively 1 year ago
me nd my freinds r doind our science project on rabies can u tell us anything about it?
wasian42798 1 year ago
me nd my freind r doind our science project on rabies anything u can tell us about it?
wasian42798 1 year ago
Just to clarify is it POSSIBLE to get rabies again, question was not meant with any insult, thank you.
ElectronicStuff4Free 1 year ago
Jeanna, can you get rabies again? Or are you immune to it now?
ElectronicStuff4Free 1 year ago
i dont have any general questions.. just wanted to say i appreciate you answering everyone else's questions : )
hondosan0 1 year ago
did you suffer from hydrophobic spasms(intense pain on swallowing, making it difficult or impossible to drink) while being infected? i have noticed in the 4 other rabies survivor cases i noticed hydrophobic spasms where absent.
chris5701 1 year ago
@chris5701 I am not sure. I don't really remember any spasms, but I may have once I got worse. I can't answer it though
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
@JeannaGieseRabies01 Congratulations for pulling through!
Skoda130 11 months ago
Hi well i have a question how`d you get rabies? From what?
naenaeshae 1 year ago
@naenaeshae I was bitten by a bat
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
In humans Rabies are not the same as animals are we don't try to bite people, so what is it a human does while having rabies?
taylorswiftmusicfan5 1 year ago
@taylorswiftmusicfan5 some children suffering from rabies do bite, symptoms are usually headache, pain or numbness at the bite site, agression or intense fear, itching, spasms of throat muscles on drinking(60% of victims), double vision(terminal stage), crying,drooling, gagging, halucinations and paralysis. the patient normally dies 2-17 days after symptoms start only a handful of cases had recovery from rabies out of thousands of cases, luckily it is an extremely rare virus in humans
chris5701 1 year ago
I was once scratched (then licked) by a stray cat that I was trying to rescue. The cat got away, and I couldn't find the owner. After seeing the documentary that you were a part of, I decided to go to the ER to see what they thought I should do. They recommended vaccinations to start immediately. Cat probably didn't have rabies, but I knew after watching the video that I wasn't going to take any chances. It was a very educational documentary :)
ChristophProbst 1 year ago
Rabies was once known (and still is known) as hydrophobia (fear of water). Did you experience this at all, during your illness? If so, what was the fear like? Were you actually afraid of water, itself? And...what was it like, during your illness in general? Were you able to speak, at all? Were you fully aware of what was going on, and what illness you had?
ericallen1000 1 year ago
@ericallen1000 Rabies is not know as hydrophobia. One of it's symptoms is hydrophobia.
I did not have it. I could not speak for a month. I was told right away why I was in the hospital.
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
@ericallen1000 Hydrophobia in this case is actually the fear of swallowing water because of painful pharyngeal spasm not a psychiatric-type fear of the wet stuff.
sleepalot4 1 year ago
Are you therefore immune to rabies, now? Can you (medically speaking) not become infected, again?
ericallen1000 1 year ago
@ericallen1000 Not sure
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
@ericallen1000
I think booster shots are required to maintain immunity to rabies.
MrBenquo 1 year ago
Jeanna: Thanks for your reply. I asked my first question because sometimes people who are exposed to rabies didn't even know they'd been exposed, until it's too late. After you were bitten...what did you do, next? Did you tell anyone, and/or seek any sort of medical treatment?
ericallen1000 1 year ago
@ericallen1000 I did not seek medical treatment, which is why I went through what I did
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
Jeanna: Do you actually remember being bitten by the bat (or just having any contact with it)? And...about how soon after this incident did you start displaying symptoms of rabies?
ericallen1000 1 year ago
@ericallen1000 I remember the entire day, it's not like it happened in my sleep. I remember before, picking it up, it biting, and after.
About 3 weeks
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
What is the effective time threshold from being infected to receiving the treatment...?
chimandude 1 year ago
@chimandude I'm not quite sure what you are asking. From being bit to showing symptoms, it varies. From showing symptoms to death, not long. From being bitten to needing the vaccinations, a day.
JeannaGieseRabies01 1 year ago
I watched the documentary quite recently. I have one small kitten as I am an animal lover myself. My kitten's on my youtube so if you'd like to see her you can :) Here in Scotland bats are rarely seen because they're protected over here
MegaLouise31 1 year ago
I really would like to meet you.
SinusPlexus 1 year ago
Jeanna I saw your documentary and You are an incredible person. You've gone through some much and by the looks of it you have done an amazing job. I will make sure to spread your video around, and will be contacting you on Facebook Thank you! =)
WeChangeWeGrow 1 year ago