Fighting Rabies

Thank you for the story about Dr. Rodney Willoughby and his miraculous cure for rabies. During a recent medical school lecture on “Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System,” my professor made passing reference to a single case of rabies from which a patient survived “a few years ago.” Because it struck me as odd that only a single case had ever been treated successfully, I made a mental note to look up what treatment modalities the physicians had employed. Before I even had a chance to start browsing the literature that night, I noticed the solution to my curiosity was on the cover of the PAW!

I enjoyed reading the personal story of the Princetonian involved in the case rather than the typical, sterile journals I normally would have consulted.