**Survives**: Wisconsin Woman Makes History 20 Years After Near-Fatal Rabies Diagnosis
FOND du LAC, Wis. – A Wisconsin woman, Jeanna Giese, is marking a remarkable 20-year milestone since she became the first person worldwide to survive rabies without the life-saving vaccine. In 2004, as a 15-year-old living in Fond du Lac, Giese’s life took a drastic turn after she was bitten by a bat while attempting to rescue it during a church service with her mother. After being infected with rabies, Giese’s condition worsened, leading to …