Breaking Fox News:
A wild fox chase ensued on Capitol Hill earlier this week after the rabid animal bit nine people in Washington, D.C.
I felt something lunge at the back of my left calf and I thought it was going to be a small dog. And fortunately, I had my umbrella with me, spun around and was like, that's not a dog.
That's a fox," Democratic Congressman Ami Bera, who was bit by the fox on Monday
What happened next was "no fun" for the congressman: he received five shots of immune globulin, the antibodies that help fight off any rabies exposure. He took two of those shots in his ankle, one in the left thigh and one in each of his buttocks.
He also got a tetanus shot in his left arm and the first dose of the rabies vaccine in his right arm. The congressman expects to get the rest of the rabies vaccine in a series of three shots later this month.
We also have a problem with foxes this time of the year. It is mating season so they are everywhere. You have to be very careful on your walks.
Remember, they were here 1st. We have built buildings in their territories. It seems like every year the City pushes out further and further into the Wild country. Many fox habitats are being destroyed.
It’s always a good idea to keep your distance, and try not to walk in early mornings or evenings.
Butt … The Congressman is OK.
And the Fox is dead.
Animal control officers captured and euthanized the female fox on Wednesday. The DC Public Health Lab confirmed that the vixen tested positive for rabies in a statement to the New York Times.
When we were kids we were told that if we were bitten by a dog or fox or wolf with rabies we would also contract rabies and slowly turn into a dog or fox or Wolf.
Of course this is a myth.
However…. this is a photo of Congressman Bera today :
