Currently, transmission of the virus through a monkey bite almost always is the result of an occupational exposure by biomedical research workers.
[2] The progression of the infection has been described: "[The infection presents with] herpetic skin lesions and sensory changes [are visible] near the exposure site, fever and nonspecific flu-like myalgias and headaches, fatigue, and progressive neurologic impairment, including dyspnea.
But with the deployment of antiviral therapy, both for prophylaxis and treatment, cases are now infrequent and deaths are rare, although they have occurred.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] From 1960 to 2013, 159 cases of rabies infections in humans have been documented as a result of monkey bites.
These numbers were gathered from records of traveler's injuries and the prevalence of monkey bites in area residents is assumed to be much higher.