In the midst of the Corona crisis, a case of a human being infected and killed by another virus has come to light in China. An animal doctor has died after being infected by the Monkey B virus, which is spread through monkeys and this is the first confirmed case of human-to-human infection with this virus in China. How deadly this virus is, can be gauged from the fact that the death rate of people infected with it is 70 to 80 percent.
According to the Global Times, the first case of death of an animal doctor from the Monkey B virus has been reported in Beijing. However, the people who came in contact with the doctor are still completely safe. This 53-year-old veterinarian was doing research on non-human primates in an institute.
The doctor did research on two dead monkeys in March. After this, the initial symptoms of nausea and vomiting were seen in him. According to the report, the infected doctor was treated in several hospitals but later died on 27 May.
Former ICMR consultant Dr. VK Bhardwaj says that the herpes B virus or monkey virus is usually transmitted by adult macaque monkeys. Apart from this, the virus is also spread by a rhesus macaque, boar-tailed macaque, and cynomolgus monkey or long-tailed macaque.
Dr. Bhardwaj says that it is rare to find it in humans, because this virus is not yet present in monkeys of India, but if a person becomes infected with this virus, then he may have neurological diseases or brain problems. Is.
Dr. Bhardwaj says that although the risk of its infection in humans is very low. Yet this virus can come in humans due to contact with infected macaque monkeys.
Doctor Bhardwaj says that the symptoms of the virus in humans appear within a month or even in 3 to 7 days. Its symptoms are not the same in all people.
According to the Boston Public Health Commission report, if a person infected with this virus does not get timely treatment, the patient can die in about 70% of cases. In such a situation, if you have been bitten or scratched by a monkey, then it may be that it is a carrier of the B virus. In such a situation, first aid should be started immediately. Clean the wound area thoroughly with soap and water.
According to the commission's report, anti-viral drugs are available for the treatment of the Monkey B virus, but no vaccine has been made so far.
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