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  • Woman Who Was First to Recover From Rabies Without Vaccine Marks 20th Anniversary

    05/12/2024 2:11:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 23 replies
    WIFR ^ | May. 12, 2024 | Tim Elliott and Andrew McMunn
    A woman in Wisconsin who survived a harrowing brush with death is celebrating a major milestone this year. Jeanna Giese became the first person in the world to survive rabies without receiving the life-saving vaccine 20 years ago. “It’s almost surreal to think, ya know, 20 years,” she said. “My life changed completely when I got sick.” In 2004, Giese was 15 years old and living in Fond du Lac. She was attending church one Sunday morning with her mother when a bat was seen flying around during the service. “It flew to the back of the church and one...