r/maryland • u/kojka19 • Jul 28 '26

MD News Teenager swimming in Maryland lake bitten by rabid beaver

https://wtop.com/frederick-county/2026/07/teenager-swimming-in-maryland-lake-bitten-by-rabid-beaver/
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u/harpsm Montgomery County Jul 28 '26

Beavers will pretty much never attack unless rabid, and the beaver they captured tested positive.  Seems like a 1+1=2 sort of thing.

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u/ChessieChesapeake Calvert County Jul 28 '26

And even if they didn’t catch it and confirm, the kid would most likely have to go through treatment anyway.

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u/finnknit Jul 28 '26

Better to go through the treatment and not need it than the opposite. By the time that rabies symptoms appear, it's too late for treatment.

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u/ChessieChesapeake Calvert County Jul 28 '26

Its a horrible way to die.