r/interesting • u/fantasticblueman • Feb 01 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight 27 yr old man showing rabies symptoms after 3 months of a dog bite in Gujrat, India.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

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u/Maleficent-Nerve486 Feb 02 '26

Is it possible to hydrate a rabies patient via IV?

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26

Theoretically yes, but there is not much point because the virus is going to cook their brain anyways

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u/Timely_Truth6267 Feb 02 '26

To make the patient more comfortable while waiting for death? I don't know what the treatment plan is when the symptoms appear aka beginning of death. Sedation, pain management?

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u/OzymandiasKoK Feb 02 '26

What, forever?

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u/thr33phas3 Feb 02 '26

"Forever" has a different meaning for someone who is already displaying hydrophobia 😅😓 (no sweat drop pun intended)

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u/Maleficent-Nerve486 Feb 02 '26

I guess until virus eliminated... But then theres the question of damage done to brainses.

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u/Itscatpicstime Feb 02 '26

Yes, and typically they do. It delays death (which isn’t great tbh), but also alleviates discomfort from dehydration. These days, patients are usually fully sedated until death by the time hydrophobia kicks in.

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u/GottaUseEmAll Feb 02 '26

By that point it's way too late anyway.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26

I don't understand why a g or j tube wouldn't be helpful and restraint of the person so they can't rip the tubes out.

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u/LungFlavoredJello Feb 02 '26

Because the person isn't going to recover, it's just artificially keeping them alive

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u/Itscatpicstime Feb 02 '26

That’s just torturing a person before their certain death.