LANSING, Mich. (WILX/Gray News) — A Michigan man died of rabies months after receiving a transplanted kidney from someone who unknowingly had contracted the disease from a skunk, according to a report ...
Rabies is a deadly viral disease that attacks the nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. It’s most commonly spread through bites or scratches from infected animals such as ...
After doctors began suspecting rabies in the transplant recipient, officials began investigating the Idaho donor as the possible infection source. Interviews with the donor’s family added details that ...