RE: rabies

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone;

Someone that I work with has recently joined the milk group I'm in.

She is currently heating the milk before consuming it, but is

considering drinking it raw. One thing she has concerns about is

potential exposure to rabies in the milk. She found some articles

about the people who were exposed through raw milk in Massachusettes

and all received treatment to prevent the disease. She is concerned

about what would have happened to these people if the farmer had not

noticed or reported that his cow was sick.

I can't seem to find much out there about contracting rabies through

milk. I have read that oral transmission of rabies is rare if it

happens at all.

Anyone out there know anything on this topic?

Thanks so much for your help.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Ok, here is the deal. In America every year about 18,000 people get rabies shots due to animal bites(this does not mean the animals had rabies), in America:

Death and mortality statistics for Rabies: Deaths from Rabies: 1 death in the USA (CDC/1998) Deaths from Rabies: The number of human rabies deaths is low in the United States compared with the rest of the world. Each year, about 30,000 to 50,000 people in the world die of rabies. These deaths occur because people did not get vaccinations after being bitten by a rabid animal. Many occur in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Millions of people around the world get the anti-rabies shots after an animal bite. Dogs are the biggest source of animal bites leading to rabies shots worldwide. 2

Notice there is no mention here of getting rabies through infestation of anything. The fact that only 1 American died of rabies in a single year indicates the possibility of getting rabies is pretty rare. Also, the majority of the 18,000 inoculated were never shown to have rabies, merely bitten by an animal. This would indicate the possibility of getting rabies from the ingesting of something are pretty close to zero. For a lot of other information on rabies statistics check out:

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/rabies/stats.htm

Now, look at these statistics of how many people have gotten ill from pasteurized milk:

Some Outbreaks Attributed to Bacterial Food-poisoning from Pasteurized Milk

· 1945¾1,492 cases for the year in the U.S.A.

· 1945¾1 outbreak, 300 cases in Phoenix, Arizona.

· 1945¾Several outbreaks, 468 cases of gastroenteritis, 9 deaths, in Great Bend, Kansas.

· 1978¾1 outbreak, 68 cases in Arizona.

· 1982¾over 17,000 cases of yersinia enterocolitica in Memphis, Tenn.

· 1982¾172 cases, with over 100 hospitalized from a three-Southern-state area.

· 1983¾1 outbreak, 49cases of listeriosis in Massachusetts.

· 1984¾August, 1 outbreak S. typhimurium, approximately 200 cases, at one plant in Melrose

Park, IL.

· 1984¾November, 1 outbreak S. typhimurium, at same plant in Melrose Park, IL.

· 1985¾March, 1 outbreak, 16,284 confirmed cases, at same plant in Melrose Park, IL.

· 1985¾197,000 cases of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella infections from one dairy in

California.[7][8]

· 1985¾1,500+ cases, Salmonella culture confirmed, in Northern Illinois.

· 1993¾2 outbreaks statewide, 28 cases Salmonella infection.

· 1994¾3 outbreaks, 105 cases, E. Coli & Listeria in California.

· 1995¾1 outbreak, 3 cases in California.

· 1996¾2 outbreaks Campylobactor and Salmonella, 48 cases in California.

· 1997¾2 outbreaks, 28 cases Salmonella in California.

http://www.karlloren.com/aajonus/p15.htm

Perhaps this will help your friend see more clearly.

Blessings,

-AngelKirkland Washington

[Guest guest]

I meant *ingestation", not infestation...sorry!

Blessings,

Angel

Notice there is no mention here of getting rabies through infestation of anything. The fact that only 1 American died of rabies in a single year

[Guest guest]

Actually, current medical thinking is to vaccinate no matter what... even if

you have the animal that bit you, and they don't have rabies! So it is just

another example of the convevtional doctors thinking to give medicine even

if it won't work, or isn't needed!

>Ok, here is the deal. In America every year about 18,000 people get rabies

>shots due to animal bites(this does not mean the animals had rabies), in

>America:

>

>Death and mortality statistics for Rabies:

> Deaths from Rabies: 1 death in the USA (CDC/1998)

> Deaths from Rabies: The number of human rabies deaths is low in the

>United States compared with the rest of the world. Each year, about 30,000

>to 50,000 people in the world die of rabies. These deaths occur because

>people did not get vaccinations after being bitten by a rabid animal. Many

>occur in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Millions of people around the

>world get the anti-rabies shots after an animal bite. Dogs are the biggest

>source of animal bites leading to rabies shots worldwide. 2

>

> Notice there is no mention here of getting rabies through infestation

>of anything. The fact that only 1 American died of rabies in a single year

>indicates the possibility of getting rabies is pretty rare. Also, the

>majority of the 18,000 inoculated were never shown to have rabies, merely

>bitten by an animal.

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[Guest guest]

Brilliant Angel. Well stated.

D.

On Oct 22, 2004, at 2:42 PM, RawDairy wrote:

> Message: 6

> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:25:01 -0700

>

> Subject: Re: RE: rabies

>

> Ok, here is the deal. In America every year about 18,000 people get

> rabies shots due to animal bites(this does not mean the animals had

> rabies), in America: