There was a bat in my home no idea how long it was in there since it caught us by complete surprise the animal control people came and caught it should I be worried for rabies should I go get the shots I read online you can get bit and not realize it and now I’m worried it may have bit me in my sleep it could also infect a open cut with its saliva im scared bros I don’t want to die
this is all just falseflag from OP to make us anxious and go drop $6000.
he’s the fauci of rabies
animal control for a single bat
We had several and we just chased them out of our home naturally. Zoomers are the softest most bitch made generation ever
if you were bit by a bat, you'd know. even then, the chance it would have rabies is slim to none. stop overreacting, you absolute woman.
Yeah I’m starting to think I did over react
You didn't.
Third world countries are still primitive because they are too busy worrying about being macho to be smart.
The Anon you replied to is the sort who would die from an infection in the past or in primitive places over a simple wound because "it's just a scratch".
Speaking of scratches. Rabies can be transmitted through a scratch as well as a bite. The SMART thing is to not take a chance. You did the smart thing.
Yeah but I didn’t finish the vaccination routine I saw the price and became the stereotype of Americans bleeding out rather than taking an ambulance because of the cost
Can't really blame you for that.
Medical debt is almost as frightening as rabies. I don't know a single person who hasn't avoided medical treatment for something because of the cost.
Sometimes I wish I didn’t exist there’s no way non existence is worse than this now everytime I get a headache or nausea I think in my hypochondriac mind state this is it fatal symptoms I’m gonna die
Being poor fucking sucks
Man, even when you have money the medical care is shit too. You have to shop around to get real treatment otherwise you just become a cash cow for a profit-driven industry who's revenue is dependent on not actually providing a cure when it can get away with it.
Seriously consider moving to Europe or somewhere I can live moderately with no high income
Nice to know I’m not alone in my frustration and angst
Unironically try out CBD.
i've known plenty of people who went to the ER for a simple cut they could have just cleaned with peroxide and wrapped in gauze. couple bucks and a bit of knowledge is a lot better than paying the medical israelite.
I've got a bunch of bats that live in trees and bushes in my backyard, cute critters.
We have tons of em in our back yard, at dawn and dusk they go swooping around catching mosquitos and other insects. They make a cute little squeaking noise, I assume that's their sonar.
Uh what the fuck?
Can't they test the bat for rabies?
I mean $6000 that is fucking fucked up but surely they could test the bat?
the way you test animal is to dissect its brain, if it has rabies, you killed a rabid animal, if it didnt, you just kill an animal for no real reason. also shit gets expensive because of insurance companies
59000 deaths annually, most of which is africa and asia, which i guess is india because they have a wild dog problem. anyway, the reason why america doesnt really have a lot of deaths is because we dont have packs of feral dogs running around and bats only live in rural areas, so homeless people arent going to come into contact with them almost at all
When I called the place that caught it they said to many people were just wanted it tested so they made it harder to get tested
Also to stupid non Americans, there are websites that offer referral codes that help lower costs such as Goodrx. You can get it for $500 on that site.
I for one am sick of the frogfag spam.
jannies just ignore the reports
>jannies are worthless
HOLY SHIT
NO WAY
>n-nooo you can't post frogs in the Waufimals and nature board
>jannies go get him
>the animal control people came
Jesus Christ you absolute pussy.
When I was four I walked in on my parents sleeping, with an enormous bat just laying on top of them, wings all stretched out.
Dad killed it with a tennis racket.
Do not touch wild bats with your bare hands, or get near them. If you need to move them from inside a structure, call a professional and keep a distance until they arrive, or ideally vacate the structure. If you need to remove a wild animal, wear protective equipment like heavy bite-proof gloves, and use tools which give you distance from the animal etc and to get the animal outside.
If you were exposed to and fluid from the bat, like saliva, blood, etc especially from a bite, you should go immediately and see a medical professional and tell them what happened, and that you think you may have been exposed to rabies.
Rabies is treatable, but only in it's earliest stages, and it can take years (too late) to fully progress.
If you have an infestation, you probably need to either board up the holes they can entry your interior from, or contact your landlord/homeowner asap so that can happen.
We got a speicalist to come out and catch the bat within an hour or two I seeing it
Got vaccinated last night around 9
How much did the vaccination end up costing you?
Glad you're safe though, OP.
It was 8000 for the er visit and then subsequently 1000 per shot so would have been around 11k all together I just said fuck it after the second shot
Waiting for the financial assistance to kick in then I’ll go back and do the whole vaccination
>$11,000 for potentially life-saving treatment
It's over for Americans. Do you even really need to pay the bill or can you refuse and never respond to any mail or collection calls?
you could just not pay but it tanks your credit score.
I think what
Said applies theres no debtors prison
But I applied for the financial assistance non profit hospitals are legally required to offer some kind of financial assistance per the law
Bros I got the shot feeling such a sense of relief
Rabies is hella scary. Take the shot.
what happened to the bat? You should bring it to a hospital and have it tested for rabies.
Just say that you think it bit you and they'll have it tested
If you didn't get bit and you get a rabies vaccine, nothing will happen.
If you did get bit and you don't get a rabies vaccine, you will die.
I know which one I'd choose.
I’ll talk to a doctor but these shots are 6000 dollars! Wtf
Pest control person came and caught the bat I asked her straight up if she thought that the bat might have rabies she said pretty confidently no it was flying around and hanging on a curtain online it said if it couldn’t fly and was falling down it was sick
>6000 dollars
It's like 100 credits everywhere else completely subsidized.
How the fuck is this fair
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/immunization/mi4a/human-rabies-vaccine-market-study_public_summary.pdf?sfvrsn=2dee3e4_1&download=true
Apparently that's the post rabies exposure price, getting the vaccine for a job or something is much less. So if you're working with bats and get it through work it's free, or if you get it privately it's pretty cheap but if you're out hiking and get tagged it's extremely painful.
By privately you mean if it enters my home?
No, if you go buy a rabies vaccine without getting tagged for a bat and then need the expensive prophylaxis drugs so you don't die.
I don’t understand what you mean by getting tagged can you explain it another way
Getting bit by the creature. So if you do not get bit, go get the vaccine it appears to be relatively cheap but if you do get bit and then go for treatment it's extremely expensive.
Oh okay thanks are they gonna ask to check or can I just tell them I want the vaccine as a safety precaution?
It's unlikely that you've been bit and not noticed but they'll probably check you for open wounds and make an informed decision.
Alright worse comes to worse and they charge me the expensive price I can just use that law that if I make under a certain income threshold the hospital has to wave fees up to a certain amount since they get a non charitable status and have to have a financial assistance plan
> In the US, hospitals are required to help pay for your medical bills if you make under a certain amount of money (typically 200-300% of the Federal Poverty Level). This could potentially cover the entirety of your hospital bill.
> https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/financial-assistance-policy-and-emergency-medical-care-policy-section-501r4
You're all set, like I said it's unlikely anything but a vampire bat would have bit you while you were sleeping
Got off the phone with the er gonna set up an appointment to go hopefully Monday
Godspeed, anon.
What if you have health insurance because you work?
Wow I wish the government would take MORE money out of my paycheck to provide retards with free rabies vaccines after they handle rabies vector animals. Golly gosh gee willikers I can't wait to pay for some fat lard's cardiomyopathy treatments! Please, take my money!
Right wingers are a blight on civil society why don’t you gun loving freaks fuck off to Somalia already no taxes in Somalia
>no argument
>resorts to extreme strawmen
yup, it's a rightoid
> Burgers subhumans put on suicide watch by hypothetical bat bites.
Absolutely deserving of filipino gang rape.
This, but only to people who dont work and arent disabled/old
Do NOT trust pest control people. They are fucking stupid about biology.
>$6000
Fucking america, damn...
>$6000
>for basic human necessity
lmfaoo certified burger moment
Worse is they don’t even seem to know the actual cost every person I ask for is like “sorry I don’t know” nurse doctors clerks everyone starting to think they know the price scares the people off so they don’t say anything
How long is the threshold until it’s too late we have no idea how long this thing was in here it could have been just one night and it literally flew in like within hours or it could have been in for days
The moment you show symptoms; it's over.
I saw the videos of the hydrophobia and shit that’s what’s got me so spooked but like how long is the crucial period
Like I said, it's only too late if you just started to show symptoms.
So there really is no hard or fast window it’s just when you show its over
One person survived it and there is probably some natural immunity but the chances of having it are lottery odds
Anywhere from days to months after a bite. It's variable as fuck, which is why it's important to get vaccinated ASAP.
Just like other anon said, once the first symptom shows, even a mild symptom, you're a dead man walking.
Only 6 people have ever survived rabies in history. Shit is not a game.
nothing happens to the thousands of dumbasses who are in OP's situation and don't get the vaccine
Why don't homeless people die of rabies, at least not in America?
For the record I'll say the wildlife bitch who came to OP's house is a dumbass, doctors are dumbasses about this subject, I'm not going full VIRUSES DON'T EXIST but the panic ITT is probably freaking out a lot of people who are susceptible to health anxiety
what kind of bat
Small Midwest brown bat