I read the article and then started reading about rabies and then about Louis Pasteur, and then about the first person to be inoculated and successfully treated against rabies, and this sentence came up on wiki:

In 1885, nine-year-old Meister was bitten by a rabid dog after provoking it by poking it with a stick. Pasteur decided to treat the boy with a rabies virus grown in rabbits and weakened by drying, a treatment he had earlier tried on dogs. The treatment was successful and the boy did not develop rabies. Which was good because rabies are bad for him.

Yeah, didn’t he give the bat to Tim Kness or somebody?

Manu’s clearly playing possum, luring in the bat and its comrades for the mass execution of all things Vampire and mice with wings.

Have you guys seen the PETA article? It’s over on 48MInutes…

Why I love Manu Ginobili, part 4002:

Update Bat deal // Actualización tema murciélago
Today at 8:02pm
Just wanted to give you guys an update on the bat situation. As many of you already know, it wasn’t a great idea. Not only for the fact that bats are great part of the ecosystem, but also, because some carry rabies, which is an incurable disease. That’s why I had to get vaccinated today (and it wasn’t just one shot!).
Only 0.5% to 3% of the bat populations carry the disease, but If you can’t find the animal, it’s not recommended to take any risks, it can kill you! Since after the incident, the usher took it outside and the bat flew away (not lying!), there was no way of knowing if he was infected or not, so I had to do the safe thing.
Finally, please, don’t do it at home or anywhere, avoid contact with bats, skunks, raccoons, rats and animals like that.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Manu Ginobili


Solo quería darles una actualización sobre el tema murciélago. Como muchos de uds seguramente ya saben, no fue una gran idea la mía. No solo por el hecho que estos animalitos son parte importante de nuestro ecosistema comiendo muchos insectos, sino que además, algunos son portadores de rabia, que es una enfermedad incurable. Es por eso que hoy me tuve que vacunar y no fue solo una inyección, sino que fueron 4 y 4 más tendré que darme en las próximas semanas.
Nada más que un 0.5% a 3% de los murciélagos están infectados, pero si no se puede encontrar el animal para examinarlo, es mejor no correr riesgos e inmunizarce (siempre es mejor prevenir que curar, no?). La enfermedad es letal y puede matarte una vez que se manifiesta. Dado que la persona a la que le di el animal, lo llevó afuera y el animal salió volando (no es mentira!) no se pudo determinar si estaba infectado, así que no me quedó otra alternativa. Como ya se deben imaginar, por favor, no hagan esto en sus casas, ni en ningún lado, eviten contacto con murciélagos, zorrinos, monos, mapaches, ratas y otros animales silvestres.
Por último, aclaro que no escribo esto porque me obligan ni por ninguna otra razón oculta. Lo hago porque no me lo perdonaría si alguien hiciera lo mismo pensando que “es divertido” o “no pasa nada” y se enferma.
Gracias por leer y seguimos en contacto.

Manu Ginobili

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/02/peta-responds-in-typical-terrible-fashion-to-manu-ginobili-bat-s/

Have we all forgotten about the custodian that received the bat from Manu’s hands? I’m guessing he also has to get rabies shots. He must be cursing Manu and his reflexes at the moment.

That is a bad boy right there

The lesson: It’s all fun and games until someone needs rabies shots.
"Everybody was worried about H1N1," said Spurs forward Richard Jefferson, referring to the swine flu virus. "Now you’ve got rabies to worry about."
Ginobili says he has learned something from his ordeal.
"Kids, don’t do this at home," he said. "Don’t handle bats. Don’t swat them. Don’t do anything. Or raccoons."
Still, asked if he would think twice next time before disposing of a bat in a similar fashion, Ginobili didn’t blink.
"Now I can," he joked. "I’m vaccinated. I’m safe."
That is small consolation for Ginobili, who now faces a monthlong assault of needles thanks to a 30-second turn as Batman. As such, he harbors no delusions about who ultimately prevailed in this battle of man vs. nature.
"The bat won," Ginobili said.