baruchin@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so farwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkNipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so farwww.nature.combaruchin@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
India is taking urgent steps to halt the transmission of a rare but deadly virus that spreads from bats to humans.
minus-squaretallwookie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year ago It spreads through contact with bodily fluids from infected animals or people if it’s spread by fruit bats, then are people eating the bats? fruit bats arent going to be feeding on people…
minus-squaredyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agoFruit bat chews on some fruit in a tree. Fruit picker handles fruit, before realising its no good. Tosses it, but has got some juice on their hands now. Rubs their eyes or nose or licks their fingers, or maybe has a cut on their hands?
minus-squareidiomaddict@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoGuano is also a potential infection source
minus-squaretallwookie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agonote to self: dont handle bat shit
if it’s spread by fruit bats, then are people eating the bats? fruit bats arent going to be feeding on people…
Fruit bat chews on some fruit in a tree. Fruit picker handles fruit, before realising its no good. Tosses it, but has got some juice on their hands now. Rubs their eyes or nose or licks their fingers, or maybe has a cut on their hands?
Guano is also a potential infection source
Allllllrighty then!
note to self: dont handle bat shit
They can still bite.
Bruh