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Inducing a coma was not the only task doctors performed. They also gave her many antiviral drugs such as [[ribavarin]] and [[amantadine]]. After approximately a week, tests showed that Giese's immune system was fighting the disease, so they began to cut back on the [[anesthetics]]. Doctors also gave Giese supplements for about 6 months after initial treatment. They gave her [[tetrahyrdobiopterin]], which is similar to [[folic acid]]. This may have been involved in improving Giese's speech, motor, and other bodily functions<ref name="urlMedical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How?: Scientific American">{{cite web |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor&page=2 |title=Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How?: Scientific American |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>. | Inducing a coma was not the only task doctors performed. They also gave her many antiviral drugs such as [[ribavarin]] and [[amantadine]]. After approximately a week, tests showed that Giese's immune system was fighting the disease, so they began to cut back on the [[anesthetics]]. Doctors also gave Giese supplements for about 6 months after initial treatment. They gave her [[tetrahyrdobiopterin]], which is similar to [[folic acid]]. This may have been involved in improving Giese's speech, motor, and other bodily functions<ref name="urlMedical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How?: Scientific American">{{cite web |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=jeanna-giese-rabies-survivor&page=2 |title=Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How?: Scientific American |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>. | ||
===Treatment Flowchart=== | ===Treatment Flowchart=== | ||
[[Image:Milwaukeeprotocol.jpg|thumb|Courtesy dedicatetd to CDC]] | [[Image:Milwaukeeprotocol.jpg|center|thumb|Courtesy dedicatetd to CDC]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Medical Therapy
Milwaukee Protocol
The treatment that saved Jeanna Giese, a Wisconsin resident, was an innovated and experimental technique. The basics behind the treatment, which would later be called the Milwaukee protocol, were determined by Dr. Rodney Willoughby, an infectious disease specialist. The theory behind the treatment was to basically shut down her brain by medically inducing a coma. This would serve the purpose of giving her own immune system time to build up antibodies against the virus[1]. In other words, doctors thought it would be possible for Jeanna Giese to survive if they suppressed her brain activity, while allowing enough time for her immune system to attack the rabies[1].
Although radical, the Milwaukee protocol was most likely the only way for Giese to have a chance for survival. It was also the first time that this method had been used[1].
Inducing a coma was not the only task doctors performed. They also gave her many antiviral drugs such as ribavarin and amantadine. After approximately a week, tests showed that Giese's immune system was fighting the disease, so they began to cut back on the anesthetics. Doctors also gave Giese supplements for about 6 months after initial treatment. They gave her tetrahyrdobiopterin, which is similar to folic acid. This may have been involved in improving Giese's speech, motor, and other bodily functions[1].
Treatment Flowchart
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine--But How?: Scientific American". Retrieved 2012-02-10.