6-anyos, patay pagkatapos makagat ng alagang tuta; rabies umano ang sanhi

• A 6-year-old boy in Quezon died from rabies weeks after a puppy bite
• He completed a rabies vaccination on June 4, but symptoms appeared in mid-June
• The child developed a fever and stomach pain, later dying in a hospital
• Authorities stress the urgency of immediate care after animal bites

A six-year-old boy from Gumaca, Quezon has died of rabies, weeks after being bitten by their pet puppy, according to a report from GMA Regional TV's Balitanghali on Tuesday.

The boy was reportedly bitten on May 10 but only began to show symptoms more than a month later.

His family shared that he developed a fever and stomach pain last Thursday.

His condition worsened the following day, prompting them to rush him to the hospital. Despite medical efforts, the boy tragically passed away.

The child's remains were cremated and his ashes are now kept at their family home.

According to the boy’s father, they did not suspect rabies as the cause of the illness because the child had completed his anti-rabies vaccination on June 4—almost a month after the bite.

The timeline raises concerns about the critical importance of immediate post-exposure treatment and animal observation following any dog bite, even from a family pet.

The parents want an investigation into what happened to their child.

According to the hospital, it is still possible for a patient to die from rabies even if they have completed their vaccination.

Health experts continue to emphasize that rabies remains a deadly but preventable disease.

Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal. Thus, timely medical intervention—including wound care, vaccine administration, and in some cases, rabies immunoglobulin—is crucial.

Authorities are reminding the public to treat all animal bites seriously, regardless of the animal’s behavior or domestic status, and to consult healthcare professionals immediately after any incident.

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable.

In other news, a woman was fatally shot by riding-in-tandem suspects while she was having a drink with some friends on a roadside in Sampaloc, Manila. The 30-year-old woman was killed after being shot in the nape by assailants on a motorcycle on Thursday evening, May 22. The victim’s live-in partner, a barangay tanod, sustained a gunshot wound to the knee, and another tanod was grazed in the chest after pursuing the fleeing suspects who fired additional shots. Authorities are actively investigating the identity of the perpetrators and potential motives for the attack, including whether the backrider was female and if a “love triangle” was involved.

Still in other news, a 23-year-old man suffered from physical injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of young men. According to the report of GMA Regional TV, the victim, Mat Ernest Bongo brought his female co-worker home and it was thereafter that the alleged assault took place. He sustained injuries in different parts of his body. Based on the report, the victim was also allegedly robbed by the same group.

Source: KAMI.com.gh