Vampire Bats. Bites. Rabies. Oh My!

After a 19-year-old man died of rabies in New Orleans, doctors found that the virus was transmitted by a vampire bat. Rabies cases are rare in the U.S. with most cases caused by bites from plain old insect-eating bats. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/15/139642479/vampire-bats-bites-rabies-oh-my?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Aug 15 2011, 11:59 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog