I read a local news story that yesterday a 56-year-old woman died 1 month after being bitten by a marmoset and the doctors said it was her fault for not continuing treatment and getting vaccinated.
If it is not a virus, what causes the neurological symptoms days or weeks (the supposed incubation time) after a bite?
Yes, since it’s a saliva-based disease then I would lean towards a bacteria or parasite. People lump all sorts of things into the “virus” bucket, like they did with covid, when they are not. No one has found proof of a naturally-occurring “virus” out in nature, so take that for what it’s worth. Scientists observe “viruses” in animals and people but never out in the open, alone.