Innerworld@lemmy.world to Public Health@mander.xyzEnglish · 22 days agoWorld’s Deadliest Viruseswww.visualcapitalist.comimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down18cross-posted to: dataisbeautiful@lemmy.world
arrow-up155arrow-down1imageWorld’s Deadliest Viruseswww.visualcapitalist.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Public Health@mander.xyzEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkcross-posted to: dataisbeautiful@lemmy.world
minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoI thought the mortality rate for rabies was 50% if treatment was started early enough. TIL.
minus-squaremat dave@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoBasically, the treatment is to prevent you from getting it if you are exposed. If the virus actually hits your nervous system and develops it is a game over.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoPretty much. Though three have been since documented cases of untreated rabies not being fatal, the numbers are very low. So whilst we know rabies is pretty much the deadliest disease, this is only of untreated. Getting the treatment before it his your nervous system/brain; is almost always successful.
I thought the mortality rate for rabies was 50% if treatment was started early enough. TIL.
Basically, the treatment is to prevent you from getting it if you are exposed. If the virus actually hits your nervous system and develops it is a game over.
Pretty much.
Though three have been since documented cases of untreated rabies not being fatal, the numbers are very low.
So whilst we know rabies is pretty much the deadliest disease, this is only of untreated.
Getting the treatment before it his your nervous system/brain; is almost always successful.