00:00:15docile animals often become dangerously
00:00:18aggressive and bite without provocation
00:00:21since the virus often concentrates in
00:00:25the saliva of the infected animal a
00:00:27single bite can pass it on directly into
00:00:31the blood of the victim even a family
00:00:35dog or cat can become a furious agent of
00:00:38death but no one in hot to Molino had
00:00:42seen any trace of a ferocious animal
00:00:45wild or domestic
00:00:47neither Marjory nor Emerson reported any
00:00:51attack their bodies showed no evidence
00:00:55of bite wounds
00:00:58how did they get infected
00:01:01the autopsy revealed a clue a particular
00:01:05type of rabies virus in addition to
00:01:09classic rabies there’s another less
00:01:11common form of the virus called dumb
00:01:15rabies it has a distinct set of symptoms
00:01:19and they matched the children’s exactly
00:01:22this was the virus found in Marjorie’s
00:01:25brain different species of animals carry
00:01:30different strains of rabies near Hutton
00:01:33Molino
00:01:34there’s only one creature known to carry
00:01:37dumb rabies that stealthy enough to bite
00:01:41into living flesh without alerting its
00:01:44prey a creature that lives in legends
00:01:48and nightmares
00:01:51the vampire bats
00:01:59vampire bats are unique to Latin America
00:02:02but they’re famous won’t lied and for
00:02:05their gruesome diet fresh flowing blood
00:02:12the bats have specialized teeth that
00:02:14lack and them also they can be kept
00:02:16razor sharp and project forward for easy
00:02:20cutting
00:02:22with incredible precision the vampire
00:02:25makes a small slice in the victims skin
00:02:28usually while it sleeps most never feel
00:02:33a thing
00:02:35this might explain why Emerson and
00:02:39Margery never knew they had been bitten
00:02:41the back then uses its abrasive tongue
00:02:44to lap up the blood that flows from the
00:02:47wound its saliva contains agents that
00:02:51keep the blood flowing freely spit and
00:02:55blood often mingle for 25 minutes during
00:02:58a meal and if the feeding bat as active
00:03:02rabies it is almost guaranteed that its
00:03:05host will contract the disease
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