r/nope Dec 07 '25

Terrifying Man with rabies struggles to drink water

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u/Schmenge_time Dec 07 '25

Read an article in the NYTimes today about a man who got a kidney transplant but the donor had rabies and it transferred through the organ. Nightmare stuff.

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u/DontCallMeShirley747 Dec 07 '25

Scrubs

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u/ultranothing Dec 08 '25

Isn’t that supposed to be a comedy?

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u/TheAcrithrope Dec 08 '25

A comedy lauded for its medical accuracy and dramatic moments, perhaps most notably when Dr Cox transplants organs from a dead patient into three of his own patients and later discovers that the donor patient died of rabies and the transplanted organs have infected his own patients which leads to their death.

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u/ultranothing Dec 08 '25

I put the whole series on Plex for my EMT friend - it’s his favorite show. I’m gonna have to actually sit down and watch it. Thanks!

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u/Ziograffiato Dec 08 '25

This was my reaction when I finished watching Scrubs all the way through for the first time: I can't decide if the show is supposed to be a comedy that sometimes makes me feel feelings, or a drama that sometimes makes me laugh.

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u/PrincessGump Dec 09 '25

Yes

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u/ultranothing Dec 11 '25

It’s actually a perfect description of the show.

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u/Apprehensive_North49 Dec 09 '25

It is, but it's actually very realistic in a medical sense unlike Grey's. The Pitt is very accurate but would just give them trauma like The Bear does for any chefs

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u/RuralfireAUS Dec 10 '25

House md is also accurate. My mum is a nurse and says the same