¤ Potential rabies treatment fails two children ¤

Lena · Active Poster Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 100

An experimental rabies treatment that saved the life of a teenager in 2004 has failed to help two other children infected with the deadly virus.

A 10-year-old Indiana girl and an 11-year-old boy in California both died despite getting the treatment that involves putting patients into a drug-induced coma and giving them antiviral drugs.

This means it is critical for parents and doctors to recognize quickly if a child may have been exposed to rabies and get treatment as quickly as possible, the team at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

teammate · Active Poster Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 128

Although early diagnosis of the disease is helpful in treatment, however researchers should look for new vaccine or treatment methods.