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Why don't rabies infected humans act like rabies infected animals (lemmy.today)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This always puzzled me. Why don't humans act much more aggressive or crazed like its often depicted with animals. Afaik there's 2 types of rabies, "dumb" and "furious" so my question is more towards the 2nd type. For example, we never hear of rabies causing a human to accidentally bite another human so why is that?

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Humans rarely bite as a defensive option. Animals bite when they are scared, humans tend to throw punches.

Rabies doesn't make you bite, it makes you scared, confused and uncomfortable and aggressive, so you fight.

[–] porksoda@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Humans rarely bite as a defensive option.

Tell that to fucking Kyle from Mrs. Ventura's second grade class.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Kyle. Humans rarely bite as a defensive option. Next time do the patriotic American thing and shoot your fellow elementary school students.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

Oh hey you also got bit by a kid in 2nd grade? I punched the kid that did it to me. Walk in the next day and get sent to the principals office. When I told them why I did it they tried looking for teeth marks to prove it. A solid 16 hours later.

Damn bureaucrats