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Person dies of rabies after contracting virus from organ transplant (www.whio.com)
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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 21 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Man, that is some bad luck. I wonder what the donor died from.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It seems very odd they died with rabies but not from rabies and no one noticed.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

One of the things about rabies that makes it absolutely terrifying is that it can remain dormant for years after exposure. You could have it right now, even. But the only way to test is post-mortem.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Missing vital organ.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd like to make a wild guess.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

Same, but....

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago

I saw a documentary on this a few years ago.