Two residents of the Sumy community were hospitalized with bat bites. The incidents occurred due to accidental contact with these animals: one case occurred when a man came across a bat in his shoe, and the other when a teenager tried to chase a flock of bats off a balcony.
Both victims are undergoing anti-rabies treatment, the Sumy police department reported on Friday.
Two residents of the Sumy community suffered from bat bites. One of the Sumy residents was bitten by a bat that hid in shoes that were drying on the balcony. The man received an infected wound on his left hand. A teenager who tried to drive a flock of bats from the balcony also suffered from a bat bite. As a result, one of the mammals bit the child on the hand
After going to the hospital, the man was prescribed a course of anti-rabies vaccinations. The boy is also currently undergoing a course of anti-rabies treatment.
Doctors from the Sumy Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention warn that a bat bite can be dangerous to your health, so you should immediately contact a traumatologist or surgeon to treat the wound and prescribe a course of treatment.
