A Few Notes About Rabies (Do Not Eat Dogs, Rabid or Not)
So, just a few days ago, there’s this news about people who got infected with rabies after killing and eating a rabid dog… Around ten years ago, I was inside a passenger jeepney and was on my way home from Intramuros when we (me and my fellow passengers) noticed something wasn’t right in the man seated on my immediate right: he had a bandaged right hand, he was sweating profusely and was moaning and groaning; he seemed having difficulty breathing and in a hell lot of pain. His wife (who was seated in front of him) grimly explained (while the jeepney was unloading passengers in front of Manila City Hall) that he was bitten by a dog a few days ago and that the dog exhibited signs of being infected (with rabies) before dying. They were on their way to San Lazaro Hospital ( a government hospital in Manila that specializes in rabies). I didn’t know at that time if it was...