Michigan man dies of rabies after receiving kidney from infected donor who saved kitten from skunk: CDC
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A Michigan organ recipient died of rabies after receiving a kidney from an Idaho donor who was scratched by a skunk while saving a kitten, the CDC reports.
Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.
The unnamed patient, from Michigan, received the donor’s kidney in December 2024, and later developed severe symptoms that prompted hospitalization and "invasive" procedures, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
He reportedly experienced fever, tremors, difficulty swallowing and fear of water and died 51 days after the transplant.
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