If you get rabies and leave it untreated, how long is it before you would die?

Answer 1

I believe it is a very painful few days (2-3) before death ...

Answer 2

I thought the U.K had no rabies and that was one reason why it is so strict on the importation of animals. I may be wrong on this, but that's what I've heard.

Rabies isn't as common as it once was, but that's not to say it's gone. If you're bitten by an animal suspected of having rabies, it's important to have the animal tested. If it's a domestic animal, the animal is penned up or chained up for a period of about ten to two weeks, to see if it develops the signs of the disease. If it doesn't show any signs, it doesn't have rabies and the person bitten doesn't have rabies.

If the animal isn't found for testing, the person bitten may have to undergo the rabies treatment. Once the disease progresses so far, there's no turning back and the person dies from it.

As this is posted in the cats section, if you were bitten by a cat or scratched, you have every right to contact the authorities to have the animal put up for about ten days to see if it shows any signs of the disease. If it doesn't, you're in the clear.

Answer 3

They just a few months ago had a gal who survived untreated Rabies but this is extremely rare, no other cases reported with similar results. So just count on dying.

Answer 4

The facts are here:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/rabies/article_em.htm

Death almost invariably results two to ten days after the first symptoms. But it could take up to two years from the time of infection for symptoms to appear. (The more usual incubation period is from 3 to 12 weeks.)

Answer 5

Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death. Early symptoms of rabies in humans are nonspecific, consisting of fever, headache, and general malaise. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing, and hydrophobia (fear of water). Death usually occurs within days of the onset of symptoms.

Answer 6

If I had rabies, or though there was the slighest chance I had it, I would get medical attention immediately.

Answer 7

I think that after 48 hours there is no going back.
Takes a while longer to die though.

Answer 8

two to ten days after symptoms appear but the incubation period can be very long

Answer 9

2 to 12 days after first symptoms e.g. hydrophobia.

Don't bite anyone.

Answer 10

the person would be very ill within 2 weeks and dead within at the most 2 months. when i say ill i mean his mind would be almost not working at all.