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A Central California woman died from rabies after she was bitten by a bat, officials said Tuesday, in the first fatality from the saliva-passed disease in her county in more than 30 years. Leah Seneng, 60, died Nov. 22 after she was bitten by the bat inside her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos in Merced County on Oct. 14, friend and family spokesperson Laura Splotch told NBC News on Tuesday.
Seneng didn't feel any symptoms for weeks before she went to St. Agnes Medical Center on Nov. 18 and her condition quickly worsened, Splotch said. Early symptoms of rabies could include fever or headaches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deterioration from rabies can often bring unbearable brain dysfunctions such as anxiety, confusion, agitation and hallucinations, the CDC says.
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