I don’t think anybody said that somebody ate a civet and got sick. However, civets are not naturally to be found in close proximity to humans. The jump from spe

I don’t think anybody said that somebody ate a civet and got sick. However, civets are not naturally to be found in close proximity to humans. The jump from species to species was due to the appetite for civets causing them to be held in cages at wet markets for prolonged periods of time.