15-year-old survives rabies: How did he beat the fatal disease?

A 15-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh has reportedly survived rabies after developing symptoms including hydrophobia and excessive salivation. Doctors call the recovery extraordinarily rare, stressing that symptomatic rabies remains almost invariably fatal. The case highlights the importance of immediate rabies vaccination, proper wound care and timely post-exposure treatment after animal bites.