Posted on 07/29/2024 12:47:44 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Six common wildlife species in Virginia have high rates of the virus that causes COVID-19 — a disease they likely caught from humans.
The virus has been found in deer mice, Virginia opossum, raccoons, groundhogs, Eastern cottontails and Eastern red bats, according to findings in Nature.
“I think the big take home message is the virus is pretty ubiquitous,” said Amanda Goldberg of the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Sciences.
That meant little danger to humans from wildlife, researchers found. There was no evidence of humans catching COVID-19 from wildlife.
The same was not true in reverse. Animals living in sites with high human traffic — like hiking trails — had three times the levels of COVID-19 markers in their blood as animals farther from people.
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Liberals have weird sexual fantasies and practices.
Weird. On the rare occasions I’m where the wild things are, they scrupulously follow the 6’ or greater separation rule.
Joe wuz there.
I went hiking on the AT this year doung 46 miles and 55 miles along the TN/NC border. The biggest problem was the number of sick people.
People not cleaning their hands after crapping, and further infecting the picnic tables, shelters, and other common use areas/items.
This was the worst year for nasty people self inflicting virus infection on themselves in the last ten years.
And all these people simply needed to wash their own hands. But NO. Since Covid, how could people be so stupid and filthy having been taught to wash their hands....
2024 the year of the norvirus hiker!
I’m so very sick and tired of the COVID Maskerbaters and Karen’s in general that the next one who says anything to me COVID related, I may just go all Neanderthal on them.
how do they know this?
Hard to believe that such moronic observations could be part of a job.
Dihydrogen monoxide has KILLED way more people. At one point in history it nearly wiped out all life on Earth.
You can buy the dehydrated form in cans.
All you have to do is add water.
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