AUSTIN, Texas – Several people in Hays County have been attacked by foxes in the past week, and many of them needed treatment because of rabies.
Dr. Ryan McCorkle, an emergency department physician with St. David’s Medical Center, joined FOX 7 Austin’s Rebecca Thomas to discuss.
Local perspective: — Rebecca Thomas: Most people vaccinate their pets against rabies and are required to do so, so pets aren’t really much of a concern. But if someone is bitten by a wild animal that has rabies and is not treated, how does the virus manifest itself in people? What happens?…