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Teen Beats Odds Survives Rabies Without Vaccination

January 02, 2005

Wisconsin - A 15-year-old teenager from Wisconsin has beaten the odds and survived a rabies infection without a vaccination, making her the first known person in medical history to do so.

Jeanna Giese was released from the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin yesterday, a month earlier than expected.

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