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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Luckily it says it’s extremely rare

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, yeah. The only way to get it is from contact with an infected monkey, or something that has recently contacted them, like a needle.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

With no end to deforestation in sight, and fixing the housing crisis, monkeys have been sharing crack houses with humans