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Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:32 pm
by Spock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQUifJAiSI
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heyings' podcast on bats and zoonotic diseases and so forth.
Doctors Weinstein and Heying are evolutionary biologists.
It is long-at 1 hour and 20 minutes-but some may find it of interest. Video doesn't start until 4:56. The bat stuff starts about 22 minutes in.
I haven't listened to it all yet-but this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating.
Of further interest to some might be David Quammen's book-"Spillover" on zoonotic diseases.
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:41 pm
by jarnon
Avian flu, swine flu, Ebola and AIDS from primates...
Maybe zoonotic diseases should just be called “diseases.”
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:42 pm
by Bob Juch
Spock wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:32 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQUifJAiSI
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heyings' podcast on bats and zoonotic diseases and so forth.
Doctors Weinstein and Heying are evolutionary biologists.
It is long-at 1 hour and 20 minutes-but some may find it of interest. Video doesn't start until 4:56. The bat stuff starts about 22 minutes in.
I haven't listened to it all yet-but this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating.
Of further interest to some might be David Quammen's book-"Spillover" on zoonotic diseases.
I read an interesting article last week (which I can't find now) saying that a human couldn't get COVID-19 directly from a bat; it had to have an intermediate vector of some species.
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:55 pm
by Spock
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:42 pm
Spock wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:32 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQUifJAiSI
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heyings' podcast on bats and zoonotic diseases and so forth.
Doctors Weinstein and Heying are evolutionary biologists.
It is long-at 1 hour and 20 minutes-but some may find it of interest. Video doesn't start until 4:56. The bat stuff starts about 22 minutes in.
I haven't listened to it all yet-but this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating.
Of further interest to some might be David Quammen's book-"Spillover" on zoonotic diseases.
I read an interesting article last week (which I can't find now) saying that a human couldn't get COVID-19 directly from a bat; it had to have an intermediate vector of some species.
Or it was from a lab accident. May not be such a conspiracy theory now-Eh?
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:31 pm
by Bob Juch
Spock wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:55 pm
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:42 pm
Spock wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:32 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQUifJAiSI
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heyings' podcast on bats and zoonotic diseases and so forth.
Doctors Weinstein and Heying are evolutionary biologists.
It is long-at 1 hour and 20 minutes-but some may find it of interest. Video doesn't start until 4:56. The bat stuff starts about 22 minutes in.
I haven't listened to it all yet-but this is the kind of stuff I find fascinating.
Of further interest to some might be David Quammen's book-"Spillover" on zoonotic diseases.
I read an interesting article last week (which I can't find now) saying that a human couldn't get COVID-19 directly from a bat; it had to have an intermediate vector of some species.
Or it was from a lab accident. May not be such a conspiracy theory now-Eh?
No, that's a conspiracy theory.
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:22 pm
by Bob Juch
A tiger in the Bronx Zoo has become infected with COVID-19.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52177586
Can house cats become infected?
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:22 am
by silverscreenselect
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:22 pm
Can house cats become infected?
Our cats practice social distancing except at meal time.
Re: Evolutionary Biologists on Bats and Zoonotic Diseases
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:13 pm
by Bob Juch
silverscreenselect wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:22 am
Bob Juch wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:22 pm
Can house cats become infected?
Our cats practice social distancing except at meal time.
Yes, they can become infected.
Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds, prompting WHO investigation
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKCN21Q3DJ
(Reuters) - Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.