Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDr Krista Edelman, a gastroenterologist from Richmond, Virginia, woke up to discover a live bat inside her mouth while sleeping next to her husband. She initially dreamt that a small mouse was entering her mouth before reaching up and grabbing the bat by its folded wings. The couple managed to capture the mammal so that animal control officers could submit it for rabies testing. Dr Edelman received initial preventive rabies vaccines and immunoglobulin treatment as a precaution. The medical treatments were halted after laboratory tests confirmed the bat was negative for rabies. In fullBat crawls into woman’s mouth as she sleepsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A Virginia doctor woke to a bat in her mouth and is warning others about the risk of rabies after possible bat exposure.

A Virginia doctor shared the unusual story of how she recently woke up in her home to find a bat attempting to get into her mouth.