Wisconsin girl survives rabies without vaccination; a first, doctors say
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:31 pm
Anything anyone has seen in the literature about homeopathic treatment
curing someone of rabies?
Clarke's, The Prescriber discusses what to do , but no cases
Lillienthal lists therapeutics, but no cases
Anyone know of any cases that were prevented (when the animal was
definitely rabid)
OR any cases thought to be prevented or cured in other situations?
Of course we know the remedies that come to mind, but has it been done?
Sheri
http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5103033.html
Wisconsin girl survives rabies without vaccination; a first, doctors say
Juliet Williams, Associated Press
November 24, 2004 RABIES1125
WAUWATOSA, Wis. -- A unique combination of drugs has made a 15-year-old girl
the first known human to survive rabies without vaccination, doctors said.
A team of physicians gambled on an experimental treatment and induced a coma
in Jeanna Giese to stave off the usually fatal infection, said Dr. Rodney
Willoughby, a pediatric disease infection specialist at Children's Hospital
of Wisconsin.
``No one had really done this before, even in animals,'' Willoughby said.
``None of the drugs are fancy. If this works it can be done in a lot of
countries.''
Only five people in the world before Jeanna are known to have survived
rabies after the onset of symptoms, said Dr. Charles Rupprecht, chief of the
rabies section at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But they
had received standard treatment - a series of rabies vaccine shots - before
experiencing symptoms.
Rabies, which attacks the brain and the nervous system, is considered
untreatable with the appearance of symptoms, which include fever, headache,
anxiety, loss of consciousness.
``Basically we had a race and Jeanna won. Her immune system won,'' Rupprecht
said at a news conference Tuesday.
Rupprecht said the CDC is reevaluating its approach to rabies in people, and
scientists are studying what drug combinations might work in infected
animals.
Although the United States has only a few cases of human rabies each year,
someone in the world dies of rabies every 15 minutes on average, Rupprecht
said.
Jeanna was infected when she was bitten by a bat while at church Sept. 12
but did not seek treatment. She began showing rabies symptoms Oct. 13 and
was hospitalized two days later.
Willoughby said the treatment, which includes two anesthetics and two
antiviral medications, will have to be duplicated in another patient before
it can be credited as a rabies treatment. Willoughby said he would not
reveal the exact drugs used until a report is published in a medical
journal.
Doctors do not know whether Jeanna will have neurological or physical
problems from the attack on her immune system. Doctors hope to release her
from a rehabilitation ward by Christmas. Her parents said she stood up for
the first time Tuesday and recognizes people when they came in the room.
John and Ann Giese, of Fond du Lac, said they did not hesitate when doctors
approached them about trying the experimental treatment. They already had
been told their daughter probably would die.
``Miracles can happen,'' John Giese said. ``We believed it from day one. We
had to convince everyone else.''
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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm
curing someone of rabies?
Clarke's, The Prescriber discusses what to do , but no cases
Lillienthal lists therapeutics, but no cases
Anyone know of any cases that were prevented (when the animal was
definitely rabid)
OR any cases thought to be prevented or cured in other situations?
Of course we know the remedies that come to mind, but has it been done?
Sheri
http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5103033.html
Wisconsin girl survives rabies without vaccination; a first, doctors say
Juliet Williams, Associated Press
November 24, 2004 RABIES1125
WAUWATOSA, Wis. -- A unique combination of drugs has made a 15-year-old girl
the first known human to survive rabies without vaccination, doctors said.
A team of physicians gambled on an experimental treatment and induced a coma
in Jeanna Giese to stave off the usually fatal infection, said Dr. Rodney
Willoughby, a pediatric disease infection specialist at Children's Hospital
of Wisconsin.
``No one had really done this before, even in animals,'' Willoughby said.
``None of the drugs are fancy. If this works it can be done in a lot of
countries.''
Only five people in the world before Jeanna are known to have survived
rabies after the onset of symptoms, said Dr. Charles Rupprecht, chief of the
rabies section at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But they
had received standard treatment - a series of rabies vaccine shots - before
experiencing symptoms.
Rabies, which attacks the brain and the nervous system, is considered
untreatable with the appearance of symptoms, which include fever, headache,
anxiety, loss of consciousness.
``Basically we had a race and Jeanna won. Her immune system won,'' Rupprecht
said at a news conference Tuesday.
Rupprecht said the CDC is reevaluating its approach to rabies in people, and
scientists are studying what drug combinations might work in infected
animals.
Although the United States has only a few cases of human rabies each year,
someone in the world dies of rabies every 15 minutes on average, Rupprecht
said.
Jeanna was infected when she was bitten by a bat while at church Sept. 12
but did not seek treatment. She began showing rabies symptoms Oct. 13 and
was hospitalized two days later.
Willoughby said the treatment, which includes two anesthetics and two
antiviral medications, will have to be duplicated in another patient before
it can be credited as a rabies treatment. Willoughby said he would not
reveal the exact drugs used until a report is published in a medical
journal.
Doctors do not know whether Jeanna will have neurological or physical
problems from the attack on her immune system. Doctors hope to release her
from a rehabilitation ward by Christmas. Her parents said she stood up for
the first time Tuesday and recognizes people when they came in the room.
John and Ann Giese, of Fond du Lac, said they did not hesitate when doctors
approached them about trying the experimental treatment. They already had
been told their daughter probably would die.
``Miracles can happen,'' John Giese said. ``We believed it from day one. We
had to convince everyone else.''
--------------------------------------------------------
Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm