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originally posted by: TheAMEDDDoc
a reply to: Nirishman
Non human primates are usually BSL2 as a standard or bio safety level 2 because of the risk of tuberculosis and herpes B virus to the human population. Herpes B is nasty and you may not know you have it, like an unholy time released high mortality virus. I can’t remember, maybe 90%, it doesn’t cause issues in primates but it kills us and many are just carriers.
You can die in weeks or you can die in years or decades. It’s latent and hides in the neurons once it travels up to the nucleus of the neuron. It stays there until another infection occurs, or some type of stress, or it switches from the latent or inactive stage and once it goes active and initiated viral protein production and gene replication, it can kill the human host as they enter a hyper inflammatory state and the nervous system is destroyed.
Wouldn’t really be worried about rabies, I would be worried about herpes B. Interesting they don’t mention that in the letter. I would be filing a lawsuit.
originally posted by: butcherguy
Herpes B virus is endemic in Africa Macaque monkeys.
NIH
These monkeys were shipped from Mauritius the day before the accident.
NBC News
originally posted by: Rich Z
originally posted by: TheAMEDDDoc
a reply to: Nirishman
Well, that sure enough sounds pretty nasty! How is it spread human to human?
originally posted by: wildapache
Listen,we all can pretend that it is not a payday she is looking for but come on .....Read the story again,and this time,take off your anti-fauci,anti-vaxxer,embrace-ignorance blinders....end sarcasm....(or was it?)
These regulations are in place to protect U.S. residents from infectious diseases that can spread from NHPs to humans.
Quick Stop is put under government control after Leonardo is said to have been infected with a deadly virus by a monkey at the new pet store next to RST Video (at which they find Patrick Swayze working). Unfortunately, Jay and Silent Bob steal the monkey so they can teach it to smoke. The town of Leonardo is to be destroyed unless Dante and Randal manage to stop the helicopter pilot from dropping a bomb. After Randal tells the pilot that Dante is gay, Dante is forced to state that he is gay on live television to save the town.
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: Nirishman
How close did she get ? Did she pick one up, other wise, had did she get rabies ? And all this happened to her in roughly 24 hours after " contact " ?
Fallon has since received her first (of 4) preventative rabies shots; as well as a prescription for a 14-day course of Valacyclovir.
Valacyclovir is used to treat herpes virus infections, including herpes labialis (also known as cold sores), herpes zoster (also known as shingles), and herpes simplex (also known as genital herpes) in adults. It is also used to treat chickenpox and cold sores in children.
In your body, valacyclovir becomes the anti-herpes medicine, acyclovir.
Someone is looking for a payday.