
"A bat captured on Sunday, August 24, in the small City park across
The man we seek was definitely bitten by the bat while he picked it up. He stated that the bat bit him and exclaimed at the pain it caused. He is described as 20 to 25 years old, white, approximately 6 ft tall with brown hair longer in the back and on the sides and dark eyes. His arms and hands are tattooed with particularly noticeable tattoos on his knuckles. He was with a young woman with blonde dread-locks. They had a medium dog that was not on a leash.
This man must begin the rabies post-exposure regimen immediately. Without rabies shots, this man could incubate rabies, become rabid and die.
Please contact Frank Chase or Skip Parr at the Health Department, 274-6688, if you can assist in locating this man.
Thank you.
C. Elizabeth Cameron, P.E.
Director of Environmental Health
Tompkins County Health Department"
I am soooooo not making fun of this man. At all. I'm really not, but if you remember I had a little bat episode in my apartment three days after moving in. I had to go take little Salazar to be tested after he bunked with me for two days. Unfortunately, it all ended badly for Sal, but good for me. He tested NOT positive for rabies, but imagine if he had...
If you remember, I posted a blog regarding the book "Rant" where the man contracts rabies, becomes rabid, and spreads it across the world. It becomes a badge of honor for people to contract rabies and be able to track it back to Rant. So....what if this guy becomes Rant and the world all gets rabies and weird? I'm just saying.... So, please....I beg of you if you see anything resembling this coming towards you call public safety or the EMT's or Batman or whoever it is you call. This is what a rabid person looks like:
Know the signs!
It could have been me, kids. I have narrowly escaped the claws of death. Or at least a series of really, really horrible shots. Oy vay!
No comments:
Post a Comment