Health officials try to nip rabies scare
Michigan cases quadruple so far in '07, but some say it may be due to rise in testing
Michigan cases quadruple so far in '07, but some say it may be due to rise in testing
Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP -- Larry Root never gave much thought to rabies until one day, while he was minding his own business, a crazed fox sank its teeth into his foot and leg.
The 30-pound critter had its way in his Plymouth Township neighborhood earlier this month, mauling a jogger, nipping at a condominium worker and biting Root as he left his vehicle.
Root struck back, whacking the fox to death with a shovel, but the mad mammal had its revenge. A few days later, tests confirmed it was rabid, forcing Root to undergo a series of five shots to ensure he didn't get the deadly disease so nasty it takes its name from the Latin word for "madness."
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