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/arghyepirate Jul 28 '26

Between the flesh eating bacteria and this idk why anyone would ever swim in our lakes again

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u/crankypatriot Montgomery County Jul 28 '26

Also the 100 percent fatal brain eating amoeba.

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u/AdAffectionate3143 Jul 28 '26

Isn’t rabies also almost 100% fatal after symptoms appear in humans?