 ABC News | Organ donor passes rabies to recipient Chicago Tribune Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal — in the case of the organ donor, it was a raccoon. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, ultimately damaging the brain if anti-rabies shots ... Rabies Death Linked to Organ Transplant US patient dies of rabies contracted from organ donor CDC, IDPH investigating organ donor with rabies |
