Re:Bats and the Origin of Outbreaks
by herodotus on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:29AM
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It seems that the route of infection is through large amounts of the virus being inhaled. What this article does not explain is how this route of transmission can occur from bats to humans. Did it perhaps start when someone went into a bat cave? Otherwise it seems unlikely to me that an infected bat can transmit this particular virus.
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Bats are eaten in China. Half cooked bat could transmit the disease.
Re:Bats and the Origin of Outbreaks
by michaelrubin on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:38AM
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Do we have evidence that ingesting infected tissue can transmit the disease? I thought the disease spread via inhalation of viral particles?
Yes, simply placing the infected tissue in your mouth can infect you.
The exact role of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is still unclear (in any case we do not eat one another) however we do know it is minor relative to respiratory droplets and aerosols.