ShortHand: Rabies

Hannah Maguire· Host0:00

[rock music] Hello.

Sarita· Host0:13

Hello.

Hannah Maguire· Host0:14

Welcome to Shorthand. Another diseasy.

Sarita· Host0:17

I do just love diseases, and much like my shark fan girl episode- [laughs] I wouldn't say I'm a fan of rabies- [snorts] ... but I would say I'm rabid for rabies.

Hannah Maguire· Host0:29

Rabid for rabies.

Sarita· Host0:30

Rabid for rabies.

Hannah Maguire· Host0:31

There you go.

Sarita· Host0:31

Fucking obsessed with rabies.

Hannah Maguire· Host0:33

It's very, very interesting.

Sarita· Host0:35

It's 'cause it's terrifying.

Hannah Maguire· Host0:36

Mm.

Sarita· Host0:36

It's 'cause it's absolutely terrifying, and I've obviously, you know, I was born in India, spent a lot of time there, went back every summer, and my grandmother would always be like, this is before I knew what rabies was- Mm ... my grandmother would always be like, "Do not go near those dogs on the street, because if they bite you, you will basically turn into a dog. You will start barking, you will start frothing at the mouth, you will go crazy, and we'll have to put you down. Or we'll have to drag you to the doctor and have 26 injections around your naval."

Hannah Maguire· Host0:59

Yep.

Sarita· Host1:00

And I was just like, "Ugh, Grandma." [laughs] And then I found out she wasn't fucking kidding.

Hannah Maguire· Host1:05

No, she was not.

Sarita· Host1:06

And then I was scared, and obviously have traveled- Mm ... a lot. I wouldn't say I'm a hypochondriac at all, but scared of rabies.

Hannah Maguire· Host1:17

Yeah, I think I've only ever had the jab once- Yeah ... before I moved to Costa Rica, and it was really expensive, and I didn't have any money at the time, and I remember re- complaining. It was like 300 quid or something.

Sarita· Host1:27

Yeah, yeah.

Hannah Maguire· Host1:28

And talked to my mom about it, and I was like, "You know, like,