Baby Born To Rabies Mom

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The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases is reporting on the case of a pregnant woman, who gave birth to a healthy baby, but was infected with the rabies virus after a fatal dog bite.

The unbelievable story occurred a couple of years ago, but was just reported. The woman's rabies reportedly appeared in labor and she died after pregnancy. Her baby and husband did not develop this deadly disease.

http://jvat.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40409-016-0068-5

http://www.medicaldaily.com/rare-case-rabies-infection-newborn-383619

Rabies Kills a Pregnant Woman in China; Son Finds Better Fate http://www.newser.com/s224215

http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/