A Michigan resident died of rabies after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor exposed to the virus in Idaho, marking an ...

Rabies is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear, and fewer than 20 people have survived it in recorded medical history. This type of person-to-person rabies transmission is extremely rare but ...

Rabies is frequently associated with dogs, but the virus responsible for the disease can infect a variety of animals, ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. Westend61/Getty A Michigan resident has died after contracting rabies through a ...

"The person was a recent organ transplant recipient, and a public health investigation determined they contracted rabies through the transplanted organ," the spokesperson said. The rabies ...

Person-to-person transmission of rabies is extremely rare, though it has been documented in a very small number of cases involving organ transplantation. UToledo Health is committed to the safety ...

Health officials worked together to ensure that people, including health care providers, who were in contact with the Michigan individual were assessed for possible exposure to rabies,” Michigan ...

A bat found inside a Webster Groves home on April 3 recently tested positive for rabies, triggering warnings from health ...

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after apparently undergoing an organ transplant, health officials said Thursday.

Around 749 people have been bitten by dogs since January and 3 persons have died due to rabies, according to official sources ...