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On this day in 1885, Joseph Meister was the first to receive the Rabies vaccine.

by Joe Mobley
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Rabies is among the most terrifying viruses to get. According to the Centers for Disease Control, "once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly always fatal."

(Really: there have been fewer than 10 documented cases of survival once symptoms appear.)

Luckily for us--and our pets--Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine that can stop things from getting to that point.
History of Vaccines: The First Person Vaccinated for Rabies


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    I've never seen anyone live with rabies but I've seen a few animals with it. I can imagine it would be extremely terrifying for a human to know they were in onset.

    While I don't agree with most vaccines - this is one I have never neglected to get for my dogs. I gave them shots every year when due until they could pass a blood test that said they were immune, then I'd stop. Once they are immune, the vaccine is an unnecessary risk that's not worth putting anything (anyone) through, but in the case of rabies - the initial risk of infection is high and severe enough that you'd have to be completely negligent not to get it done yearly until they show immunity.
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    Wow, Joe, I didn't think you would be old enough to be around to remember when that happened.
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    Originally Posted by Joe Mobley View Post

    When Claude realized he was not the first to receive the vaccination he was so mad, he foamed at the mouth.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

      When Claude realized he was not the first to receive the vaccination he was so mad, he foamed at the mouth.
      "On this day in 1885, Dan Riffle's great great grandfather bit Joseph Meister on the leg......and then Joseph Meister was the first to receive the Rabies vaccine"

      There. I fixed it.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        "On this day in 1885, Dan Riffle's great great grandfather bit Joseph Meister on the leg......and then Joseph Meister was the first to receive the Rabies vaccine"

        There. I fixed it.

        This is possible. I do come from a long line of lycanthropes.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

          This is possible. I do come from a long line of lycanthropes.
          That would explain the random facial hair........and your table manners.
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