Wednesday 30 May 2012

A BRITISH WOMAN WHO CONTACTED RABIES FROM A DOG BITE DIES OF THE DISEASE


British woman who contracted rabies after being bitten by dog during Asian holiday dies of disease


Fatal: The woman who died was being treated at London's Hospital for Tropical Diseases (pictured)


Specialist treatment: The patient is in an isolation room at University College Hospital, London (above) after developing symptoms within the last fortnight


Killer: Rabies viruses showing their characteristic bullet shape. The disease has an extremely low survival rate once symptoms have developed


Vaccination programme: Although all but eradicated in the UK rabies is still common in developing countries
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