I read a news story about a guy who died from rabies after receiving a kidney transplant. Although nobody was aware when he died, the donor of the kidney had contracted rabies after being scratched by a skunk several weeks before he died and his organs were harvested.
I got curious about how the donor got scratched by the skunk, but instead only found this article from August, which informed me that the U.S. has a rabies outbreak, and has more deaths from rabies in the last year than several previous years…
Not sure if people were already talking about this outbreak, and I just missed it? It’s been a bit of a weird year, and there’s been a lot of crazy shit to keep up with.
Anyway, this is also how I ended up reading the sentence informing me some people are worried dogs are getting autism from vaccines.
Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows
37 percent of Americans are irredeemably stupid. I see that number over and over for the stupidest shit.
I was just going to say that. I think in every country 36 or 37% will just believe random crazy shit and/or be fucking with the poll taker.
It sounds like a lot, but aren’t IQ scores based on averages or means? That’s about right then on stupid.
But not in every country are the majority of the lawmakers from that sample size.
Wild that rabies doesn’t scare people, but imaginary dog autism does.
People are far more scared of inconvenience than death.
Most people would rather put their pet down than have to care for them in some new way that requires money and attention, and this is what people who don’t understand autism think it is, like they will have to strap their dogs into a special chair and spoon-feed them.
Same with people. Most ignorant anti-vaxxers are far more terrified of being locked into caring for a disabled child than having a child die from a “natural” disease. And while they don’t consciously think this way, some layer of their brain has indeed weighed this out and formed their opinions.
Rabies is in my top three fears, maybe even number one. Just an absolutely awful way to go, scared, in pain, can’t drink water. I love water.
Good thing it’s extremely preventable thanks to modern medicine. We should all be so lucky that our greatest fear is 100% avoidable through easy life choices.
Rabies is in my top three fears, maybe even number one.
Same. I went on a road trip one summer a few years ago, and we decided to take a long detour through the Appalachian trail for part of the drive. We had all the windows down and the sunroof open, just enjoying the cool fresh air bc it was too disgustingly hot everywhere else outside of the mountains to roll them down. Anyway, we were going down this really narrow back road, seeing like 1 or 2 other cars every 45 mins to an hour, and eventually got to a point where we had to drive through a really old narrow tunnel like this one:
My first thought was, what if a bat flies in the car lmao. I demanded we roll up all the windows and shut the sunroof before we went through, and my husband made fun of me and said I was being ridiculous. I probably was, but there’s way too many documented cases of people who were out in the wilderness, got a tiny bat scratch, didn’t even realize it or think twice about it, then weeks or months later died a slow horrible death because of rabies. Even if you spend your last days in a hospital there’s nothing they can really do by the time you’re showing symptom except try to make you comfortable (which is probably impossible unless they just place you into a medically induced coma).
I also worked with a girl that grew up in Vietnam and said there were multiple times she got bit by stray dogs, and had to get rabies shots when she was a kid. I grew up in the sticks always playing with stray cats and dogs, but never thought twice about it back then. Definitely wouldn’t be taking that risk now.
Anyway, tldr, some people seem to be under the impression a fear of encountering rabies is like a fear of someday encountering quicksand. I’ll take my chances being ridiculous and overly safe to avoid it. Especially after reading the article and learning we’ve now got a fucking rabies outbreak to worry about on top of everything else going on in the U.S.
I had a hairdresser once that told me about her young daughter getting scratched by a raccoon. I asked if she took her to get the shots and she said “no, she’s fine”. We’re all doomed.
oh no, my dog can solve a Fourier transform. RUN.
My dog is afraid of trains which is occasionally inconvenient for traveling somewhere far as we live car free.
If I had just paired his vaccines with Tylenol he would have instead been able to identify the year and model of every locamotive 🚂 and seek them out like he does now with french fries. 🍟
Genuinely what the fuck do they think a dog being autistic would look like
I mean, dogs and cats can have mental illnesses or disorders, it’s just that they tend to be less impactful due to them being, well, pets. They have no responsibilities
From what I know, they can have traits reminiscent of human autism
I imagine most golden retrievers I’ve just are a little autistic. It’s why they are so dopey.
Today I learned that 37% of Americans are barely functional morons.
Compare this percentage with how many are MAGA and you start to see a distinct pattern.
“There was supposed to be a Venn diagram but all I see is one circle”
that tracks with election results and presidential approval ratings
how else do you explain Pedonald voted in twice?
It’s probably more like 37% of dog owners.
and at least 68% of Americans are cognitively impaired.
Is that before or after covid?
54% of us read at a 6th grade level. You do not hate your neighbors to the south nearly enough
People that dumb should have neither dogs nor kids.
They can vote though…
That is part of the problem, yes.
Or instead of raising the voting question (also known as non-democracy, only-whites-can-vote etc), maybe better agree on the importance of accessible education. Such as, a well funded school system, free or cheap non-corporate universities etc.
Yeah that all would be great but people are uneducated -> regressive populists get voted in -> cut education because rhey want people dumb to vote for them -> repeat cycle.
but people are uneducated
So you’re not? OK, as you say.
I’m not subscribing to such statements, personally. I see varying levels of education around, and I see my job as educating when I can, learning when I can.
I get his meaning. I don’t see how you don’t just because he forgot one word.
So pedantic.
So you’re not? OK, as you say.
Way to mischaracterise. I never claimed anything about myself. Bu I do know one thing. I would not vote for people who campaign on reducing education access.
My main point was the negative feedback loop. If you have enough people uneducated to get into power people who slash education budgets, it makes it very hard to restore those and make education more accessible.
Fully agree on this one 🤝
The feedback loop is real and powerful
Why is my country so stupid?
There times when I see obvious disinformation attacking America, and I will immediately stand up for my country and call out the bullshit.
Then I see something like this, and it leaves me feeling like I just stood up for a family member I felt was being unfairly picked on, who in response immediately decided to shit his pants and light a cigarette while filling up his car with gas.
I never thought I’d see the day where someone accurately described my outlook. Thanks, I hate it
I never thought I’d see the day where someone accurately described my outlook. Thanks, I hate it
Capitalism.
Even if that’s true.
Autism
Or
Rabies
What the actual fuck?
Have these people ever interacted with dogs? I’m pretty sure autism is their baseline.
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Can we call it now? The usa is not a real nation that should be taken seriously.
We crossed that line well over a decade ago.
I guess this is one more reason to never travel to the states, I worry Canada and Mexico will see more rabid animals though.
And now I think I will get a rabies booster (I hope that is still a thing).
studies like these show Americans have a truly representative government now
And the award for most depressing comment of the day goes to Jhex. Ugh. I hate how accurate that statement is.
I agree… I hate my own comment
I want to meet an autistic dog.
Mine demands a stable routine, sometimes makes a ton of noise, only to retreat if anything else makes similar noise, is super smart, but forgetful. Very sensitive to emotions. Overall a lovely dog, but this might get her a diagnosis. (Not a professional, just have a dog)
develop autism
And that’s where you stop reading
I-can dogs even be autistic?
Honestly I think my dog might be. Very particular. Likes routine. Has sensory related triggers. Always finds the dark secluded corner of things get noisy in the house.
Of course, it’s a cognitive spectrum that probably effects all mammals at least, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s far more prevalent than that
Children from international adoptions sometimes have something like an acquired autism - life is completely regulated and food and water and needed items are delivered and removed on schedules and the child has no impact on their environment. I had a couple of greyhounds that were trained to race as pups. They had some AU tendencies. I bet some other pups develop those to.
Dogs are great, but even if they were autistic would anyone even notice?
That’s a question that is very hard to answer. Dogs have a similar-ish brain structure but there’s a good chance you need a massive prefrontal cortex to have a chance of getting autism.
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My fellow Americans, your government has let you down. They’ve let us all down. So please allow me to address something they somehow repeatedly fail to address.
I understand your hesitation to trust the American healthcare system. God knows it would be an absolute lie to say your health is always being prioritized before profits. However, this is a fault of the system itself, not the science behind the medicine. The fact that we have a broken system, and the fact that your understandable mistrust has been misdirected towards science is the fault of our politicians and their greed.
Everyone deserves to be healthy and everyone deserves access to the medical care that they need. I can’t fix a broken system, but I can swear to you on a stack of bibles, vaccines will not give you, your children, or your dog autism. Please vaccinate and help stop the spread of preventable diseases. God bless you and God bless the United States of America. ❤️
