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New schedule/rabies
This morning Selvi and I had a date to spend some quality time together at 7 AM. The quality time included 1-pound weights, a floor mat, and an elderly man walking on a treadmill with a cane. While we worked out, a segment on the Today Show grabbed our attention. A teenage girl was described as a “medical marvel” for surviving rabies without getting the vaccine. Rabies is supposed to be fatal in humans if you don’t get a shot within a few weeks of contracting the disease. However instead of being amazed by this girl’s genetic superiority, Selvi and I started shouting at the TV. What kind of person gets bitten by a BAT, does not seek medical attention for a MONTH, and then milks the publicity of emerging from a rabies-induced coma? Does her medical insurance cover something like that? And her case is written up in The New England Journal of Medicine! And she wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up! What if she has children someday? “It’s probably fine that you just swallowed a gallon of paint thinner, Jimmy Junior. Let’s just wait this one out and observe if there are any side effects in a month. Better safe than sorry.”
Selvi Said:
on September 4, 2007 at 12:52 pm
No, no, no, you have it wrong (as usual). Rabies Girl wants to be a zoologist Her sights are set on much more exotic infectious agents, such as the ebola virus, small pox or possibly anthrax.
Trixiee Said:
on October 12, 2007 at 4:24 pm
I feel like there should just be an area for me to just talk on your blog. I mean of course I feel that way, but I’ll settle for the comment boxes for now ´until you make me a corner or something.
Wistar Said:
on October 12, 2007 at 7:34 pm
I think you should definitely have your own section on my blog - a “Noelle’s Corner” or perhaps a “Noelle’s Niche” like that Christmas supply store on Route 29.