The boy presented with symptoms days after he woke up with the bat lying on his face.

The parents of the boy, who has not been named, agreed to share their son's case to help raise awareness of rabies.

Rabies is one of the deadliest viral diseases in the world. Once symptoms show, it is almost always fatal. According to The World Health Organization (WHO), “Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, ...

Interior Health is warning about the dangers of human contact with bats, and how to respond if you've been touched, bitten or ...

Carrie Yeager, environmental health director with Butler County General Health District, holds a fake bat Wednesday, July 8, ...

Doctors warn that rabies remains almost always fatal once symptoms appear—but prompt treatment can prevent the disease ...

After an 11-year-old boy died of rabies, doctors are urging the public to seek medical attention following exposure to bats, ...