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Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats?

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Gillian Densmore

Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats?

Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats? and what's with the unusual panic about this one? We had bird flue, sars, zeeka, Ebola (several times), polio...but then one asshole of a cold from bats (they think). And it's as if they didn't know what to do. China didn't instigate a quarintine quickly and was and remains in, denaial. Itally I gather said: ah fuck it's coming for us? and the US is basically doing the same.

And what's with a lot coming from fucking Bats? Is it that they're unusual for being a bit like lizzards, and rats? and can travel far? or just coincidence? They're amazing to learn about. And I love it when they're arround because they tend to eat bugs. two I hoped would stick arround a few years ago. They sure liked what ever they found to hunt here!

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Carl Tollander

Re: Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats?

This, re bats...

TL;DR: 2107 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_KqzArksQU

More: 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=TRVxTBuvChU&feature=emb_logo

Carl

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 6:23 PM Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats? and what's with the unusual panic about this one? We had bird flue, sars, zeeka, Ebola (several times), polio...but then one asshole of a cold from bats (they think). And it's as if they didn't know what to do. China didn't instigate a quarintine quickly and was and remains in, denaial. Itally I gather said: ah fuck it's coming for us? and the US is basically doing the same.

And what's with a lot coming from fucking Bats? Is it that they're unusual for being a bit like lizzards, and rats? and can travel far? or just coincidence? They're amazing to learn about. And I love it when they're arround because they tend to eat bugs. two I hoped would stick arround a few years ago. They sure liked what ever they found to hunt here!
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Carl Tollander

Re: Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats?

Or, if you want some entertaining sci-fi on similar subject (HERVs and how the CDC political interactions go wonky), "Darwin's Radio". and sequel "Darwin's Children", by Greg Bear.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:07 PM Carl Tollander <[hidden email]> wrote:

This, re bats...
TL;DR: 2107 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_KqzArksQU
More: 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=TRVxTBuvChU&feature=emb_logo

Carl

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 6:23 PM Gillian Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:
Why is it the last several pandemics have come from bats? and what's with the unusual panic about this one? We had bird flue, sars, zeeka, Ebola (several times), polio...but then one asshole of a cold from bats (they think). And it's as if they didn't know what to do. China didn't instigate a quarintine quickly and was and remains in, denaial. Itally I gather said: ah fuck it's coming for us? and the US is basically doing the same.

And what's with a lot coming from fucking Bats? Is it that they're unusual for being a bit like lizzards, and rats? and can travel far? or just coincidence? They're amazing to learn about. And I love it when they're arround because they tend to eat bugs. two I hoped would stick arround a few years ago. They sure liked what ever they found to hunt here!
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