>>> It would be more likely to me, that while he was in the caves he was bitten by a bat. Being in the midst of all that and with their very sharp teeth, it could conceivably even happen without him knowing it.
Yep...but who knows? If this is even a real story, who's to say he even got rabies from a bat? Maybe he was also collecting cat/skunk/fox/coyote/dog/raccoon poop - sheesh. If someone were crazy enough to be collecting bat poop out of caves, would you take them to be a credible storyteller? The whole scenario is just too bizarre to impair the credibility of the CDC if you ask me! But then, I always delete the e-mails from the guy in Nigeria who wants to deposit $500,000,000 in my checking account.... :) Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.21/1012 - Release Date: 9/16/2007 6:32 PM
