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This article doesn't seem to state what it is about bats that leads them to be "disease reservoirs". EDIT: Removed speculation
by Threeve303 6y ago
This article doesn't seem to state what it is about bats that leads them to be "disease reservoirs".
EDIT: Removed speculation
- wycy 6y agoI once read that there's something somewhat unique about the immune system of bats (very permissive?) that allows viruses to live in bats relatively undisturbed, allowing them a lot of time to mutate and thrive without affecting the bats much. Edit: "Several studies have indicated that bats have unique defense mechanisms that allow them to be persistently or latently infected with viruses. Factors leading to an increase in the viral load of persistently infected bats would facilitate shedding of virus." Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410205/