The man reportedly caught the virus after being attacked during his visit to Kam Shan Country Park, also known as monkey hill, in late February. He was rushed to the ER.
The man caught the virus after being attacked by a monkey in a country park. He was rushed to the ER and is now in a 'critical condition'. READ MORE: Inside Hong Kong has issued a health alert after a man caught a rare and deadly virus from a monkey bite.
This is the first human infection of monkey virus B, also known as herpes simiae virus, recorded in Hong Kong, but cases have been reported previously in the US, Canada, mainland China and Japan. People can get infected if they are bitten or scratched by an infected macaque monkey , have contact with the monkey's eyes, nose, or mouth
Senators are demanding answers about a laboratory in Montana where US taxpayer money was used to manipulate coronaviruses before the pandemic. Since the virus was discovered in 1932, there have been 50 documented human cases. Roughly two thirds of occurred in the US. Of the 50 cases, 21 were fatal. However, a scientist died in 1997 after being splashed in the eye with an infected animal's bodily fluid.The herpes B virus can survive for hours on objects, particularly if they are moist.Symptoms include:
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