Jonathan Epstein studies how diseases are
transferred between animals and people. This bat, Pteropus giganteus,
commonly carries Nipah virus. The germ killed hundreds of people and
more than one million farm animals.
Credit: EcoHealth Alliance
1 comment:
I could have sworn that I sent this blog link, but maybe not. It was very interesting that creatures that spread germs can hurt EACH OTHER!! I always thought that animals can't hurt each other. I knew that the flu started from animals, but I didn't know that the type of bat mentioned carried a sort of virus that was quite deadly and killed many people. I always thought that the flu came from birds or livestock, not bats. All in all, quite an interesting article and this will really help me avoid that type of bat.
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