I still wouldn't eat a bat.
   
  gale

william <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  Aha! So what is so screaming wonderful about those who don't succumb? 
Are there any who don't suffer brain damage?
Secret bug-eaters? Raw paleo?
Oil of wild oregano is supposed to kill both bacteria and virii, but the 
nervous system is hard to fix, AFAIK.
I would love to know how to rebuild mine.

William


Carrie Coineandubh wrote:
>
> *** Rabies is almost invariably fatal once symptoms occur, but not 
> everyone who is bitten by a rabid animal succumbs to the disease. 
> Infection almost always occurs from bite wounds--the virus travels to 
> the brain via the nervous system. Eating an infected bat would be 
> unlikely to infect the eater. Also, only a small percentage of bats 
> are infected.
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