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[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

so it'll be herpes that kills off the last few penguins? didn't have that on my bingo card...

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

You can die from herpes? Probably more likely to die from beastiality rape.

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 4 months ago

As a matter of fact, yes. I was talking to a vet at a friend's wedding, and he casually mentioned that working with simians is a dangerous field for many reasons that you wouldn't think of, like their herpesvirus strains killing us.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Luckily it says it’s extremely rare

[-] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 4 months ago

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 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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