Her autopsy report revealed that she had died of rabies encephalitis
A 13-year-old girl in the Philippines died of rabies after being bitten by a stray dog and keeping it a secret from her parents. According to SubwayJamaica Star Seraspe was walking home from school in Tondo District, Manila, Philippines, when a stray dog bit her on February 9.
Instead of telling her parents the truth, Jamaica told them that she had scratched herself on metal wire, which prevented them from seeking medical attention. However, two months later she developed severe symptoms, including fever, back pain, fatigue and difficulty drinking water. She eventually told her mother Roselyn Saraspe what had happened and was rushed to San Lazaro Hospital on April 5.
Her mother said she “felt her heart crushed” as she watched her daughter's condition rapidly deteriorate during her hospital stay. Nurses had to restrain her as she writhed in pain in bed before succumbing to the viral disease on April 6.
Her mother said: 'I cannot accept Jamaica's death. It's hard because she was taken from us so suddenly. She told me she couldn't drink water. She said she thought she might have rabies because she was bitten by a dog in the US. February. I asked her why she didn't tell me right away. She kept apologizing. I told her I wasn't mad at her, but we could have gotten her checked out sooner. I felt scared. I wanted to be hysterical.”
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