Jeanna Giese Rabies Survivor Intro Video

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[stjenka]

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

[JeannaGieseRabies01]

@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.

[Yepprd]

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.

[JeannaGieseRabies01]

@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.

[TheFrenchpony]

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?

[JeannaGieseRabies01]

@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]

@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

[NWforager]

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

[84Canaan]

@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.

[TheKittenish]

@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.

[cocaineandyougotit]

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! 

[tonnerrealg]

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.

[stjenka]

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 :)

[xeokym]

I read about you in Wikipedia!

[mosaicglass]

@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.