Coyote attacks spark rabies concerns in Atlantic Beach
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News for Jack's reporter"}, {'start': '18.960', 'end': '23.039', 'text': 'Eric A joining us live outside the'}, {'start': '20.640', 'end': '26.560', 'text': 'Baptist Health Emergency Room to explain'}, {'start': '23.039', 'end': '28.560', 'text': 'more about these dangers. Eric.'}, {'start': '26.560', 'end': '31.359', 'text': 'Well, Joy, until the brain of that'}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '33.760', 'text': "coyote is examined, we won't know if"}, {'start': '31.359', 'end': '35.600', 'text': 'that animal had rabies. Either way, the'}, {'start': '33.760', 'end': '37.280', 'text': 'people that was bitten by that animal'}, {'start': '35.600', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'still had to show up at an emergency'}, {'start': '37.280', 'end': '43.719', 'text': 'room to be treated as if they had'}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '46.239', 'text': 'contracted rabies out of an abundance of'}, {'start': '43.719', 'end': '47.600', 'text': 'caution. This is the same coyote that is'}, {'start': '46.239', 'end': '49.520', 'text': 'believed to have attacked multiple'}, {'start': '47.600', 'end': '52.000', 'text': 'people in Atlantic Beach near the Inter'}, {'start': '49.520', 'end': '54.079', 'text': 'Coastal. Ashton Kennedy was the last'}, {'start': '52.000', 'end': '56.559', 'text': 'person to be bitten by the coyote before'}, {'start': '54.079', 'end': '58.399', 'text': 'police shot and killed the animal. I was'}, {'start': '56.559', 'end': '61.280', 'text': 'holding the coyote by his neck and when'}, {'start': '58.399', 'end': '63.199', 'text': 'I let go, it ran down right to my leg.'}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '65.199', 'text': "It doesn't matter if a bite from a wild"}, {'start': '63.199', 'end': '67.600', 'text': 'animal like a coyote barely penetrates'}, {'start': '65.199', 'end': '69.439', 'text': 'the skin or punctures deep into flesh.'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '71.680', 'text': 'The threat of contracting rabies is'}, {'start': '69.439', 'end': '73.520', 'text': 'always a possibility. Baptist Health'}, {'start': '71.680', 'end': '75.920', 'text': 'Emergency Room physician Shellica'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '78.400', 'text': 'Katagua says rabies is a potentially'}, {'start': '75.920', 'end': '80.560', 'text': 'fatal illness that attacks the brain.'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '83.200', 'text': "You'll have just neurologic symptoms"}, {'start': '80.560', 'end': '84.479', 'text': 'like fear of water, fear of air, kind of'}, {'start': '83.200', 'end': '86.479', 'text': 'hyper salivation because everything'}, {'start': '84.479', 'end': '88.240', 'text': 'attacks the brain. Yes, those types of'}, {'start': '86.479', 'end': '90.000', 'text': 'symptoms. And then some people go'}, {'start': '88.240', 'end': '91.920', 'text': 'directly to something we call paralytic'}, {'start': '90.000', 'end': '94.240', 'text': 'which is um when you just have something'}, {'start': '91.920', 'end': '96.000', 'text': 'like paralysis. This is why if you get'}, {'start': '94.240', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'bitten by a wild animal, you need to'}, {'start': '96.000', 'end': '99.840', 'text': 'immediately wash the wound for 15'}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '101.759', 'text': 'minutes followed by an application of'}, {'start': '99.840', 'end': '103.600', 'text': 'iodine to the wound reduces the chance'}, {'start': '101.759', 'end': '106.320', 'text': 'of an infection. And then you should'}, {'start': '103.600', 'end': '109.280', 'text': 'head to the emergency room for what we'}, {'start': '106.320', 'end': '111.119', 'text': "call postexposure prophylaxis. That's a"}, {'start': '109.280', 'end': '112.880', 'text': 'fancy word for antibodies that give you'}, {'start': '111.119', 'end': '114.960', 'text': 'immediate protection in case the bite'}, {'start': '112.880', 'end': '116.399', 'text': 'actually carried rabies. Following the'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '118.399', 'text': 'antibodies treatment, you would'}, {'start': '116.399', 'end': '121.040', 'text': 'immediately undergo a series of rabies'}, {'start': '118.399', 'end': '123.520', 'text': 'vaccine shots. And those vaccines are on'}, {'start': '121.040', 'end': '126.240', 'text': 'the first day on on day zero, then the'}, {'start': '123.520', 'end': '127.920', 'text': 'third day, the seventh day, and the 14th'}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '129.679', 'text': "day. And while you're in the ER"}, {'start': '127.920', 'end': '131.440', 'text': 'undergoing your first round of rabies'}, {'start': '129.679', 'end': '133.520', 'text': 'shots, you could also find yourself'}, {'start': '131.440', 'end': '134.959', 'text': 'receiving a tetanus shot. Tetanus is'}, {'start': '133.520', 'end': '136.959', 'text': 'also a potentially life-threatening'}, {'start': '134.959', 'end': '138.640', 'text': 'disease that attacks the nervous system.'}, {'start': '136.959', 'end': '141.040', 'text': "We're all supposed to receive a tetanus"}, {'start': '138.640', 'end': '143.360', 'text': 'shot every 10 years to prevent a cut or'}, {'start': '141.040', 'end': '145.200', 'text': 'wound from becoming severely infected.'}, {'start': '143.360', 'end': '147.040', 'text': "But if you get bitten and it's been at"}, {'start': '145.200', 'end': '149.120', 'text': 'least 5 years since you had your last'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '153.080', 'text': "tetanus shot, you'll likely get another"}, {'start': '149.120', 'end': '153.080', 'text': 'shot just to be safe.'}, {'start': '155.280', 'end': '161.760', 'text': "Now, it's also worth pointing out that"}, {'start': '157.519', 'end': '163.760', 'text': 'rabies is so uh lethal that get this,'}, {'start': '161.760', 'end': '167.360', 'text': 'fewer than 20 people in the world have'}, {'start': '163.760', 'end': '169.280', 'text': 'ever survived once uh the infection got'}, {'start': '167.360', 'end': '171.519', 'text': 'to the brain. So, that is a pretty'}, {'start': '169.280', 'end': '174.959', 'text': 'significant number. Reporting live, Eric'}, {'start': '171.519', 'end': '176.640', 'text': 'Amen, Channel 4, the local station.'}, {'start': '174.959', 'end': '178.480', 'text': 'Thank you, Eric. Now, if you spot a'}, {'start': '176.640', 'end': '180.640', 'text': 'coyote approaching people closely or'}, {'start': '178.480', 'end': '183.200', 'text': "acting in an aggressive manner, you're"}, {'start': '180.640', 'end': '185.200', 'text': "urged to call the FWC's wildlife alert"}, {'start': '183.200', 'end': '187.840', 'text': 'hotline. So, the number is right there'}, {'start': '185.200', 'end': '187.840', 'text': 'on your screen,'}, {'start': '187.879', 'end': '192.239', 'text': '888-448922. Well, coyote attacks on'}, {'start': '190.159', 'end': '194.560', 'text': "people, those are extremely rare. It's"}, {'start': '192.239', 'end': '198.560', 'text': 'crucial to avoid any potential conflicts'}, {'start': '194.560', 'end': '198.560', 'text': 'by securing garbage and outdoor pet'}]