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

[Carl Tollander]

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.

C


On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:07 PM Carl Tollander <carl at plektyx.com> 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 <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
> 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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