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Diseases of animals that also infect humans are called zoonoses. Most of these diseases are spread through a bite or exposure to the saliva of monkeys or their nasal secretions. The rest are spread through exposure to monkey feces. Please find a list of monkey transmitted infections:

Amoebiasis

Monkeys are known to carry Entamoeba histolytica , the cause of amoebic dysentery in humans. However, there are other amoeba in monkeys that may not be XXXXXXX to humans. The fact that a pet monkey is domestically bred is no guarantee it is free of amoeba. It is generally spread through direct fecal contamination and sewage. People working with carrier monkeys are at risk of contracting amoeba.

Campylobacter

Campylobacter are bacteria capable of causing severe diarrhea, fever, cramps and pain in people that usually lasts no more than a week . However, it occasionally becomes chronic and debilitating.

Hepatitis A and B

Hepatitis A is a disease that can go either way - from monkey to man or from man to monkey. Herpes B virus usually transfers to humans through a bite or scratch or contamination with monkey saliva.

Salmonella

Salmonella are bacteria that cause diarrhea in humans. Many kinds pets can infect humans with salmonella – including monkeys. Monkey stool specimens need to be screened for this bacteria. It is most XXXXXXX to the very old, the very young and people in poor general health.

There are other diseases transmitted from monkeys to humans like Tuberculosis and Stongyloides (parasite in intestine).




I do not think your husband has been infected by any disease if you were not at home during monkey attack and if he has not come in contact with any item which was handles by the monkey.

Please dispose off all the food items suspected to be handled by the monkey. You may create barriers (grills, fencing, locked doors and windows) so that the monkey does not enter your house.

I hope this helps.
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Dr.A.Rao Kavoor

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It is best to discard all food suspected to have been touched by the monkey. This is not because of rabies but any of the above diseases might get transmitted.

It is unlikely that you and your family will get rabies by touching crockery. The length of time that rabies remains alive depends primarily on the outside temperature. The virus could die within a few hours in warm weather and could stay alive for months in freezing temperatures.

Since we are not sure if the monkey is infected by any particular disease, please contact your doctor and take treatment for any symptom like fever, stomach upset, vomiting, headaches. It is unlikely that you will get any disease as there has not been any direct bite/ contact with the monkey.

I hope this helps.
Do write back in case of doubts.

Dr.A.Rao Kavoor

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