News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'. Parent comment

Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' by Frost1x on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:16AM (#28115271)
It's not even that simple: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-species_transmission

With pathogens that jump between species, as SARS-CoV-2 has with several populations, including white-tailed deer[1] in the US, you potentially need to isolate all reservoir species from each other as well.

[1]https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02110-8

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' by hnlmorg on Monday August 09, 2021 @07:26AM (#28115350)
Cross species transmission is rare and while some cases have been reported, they're really the exception rather than the norm.

If there was really that big of a risk where we'd need mammals to isolate as well, then veterinarian services the world over would have collapsed under the weight of house pets contracting the virus.

edit: curious about the downvotes. Perhaps you have proof that has eluded the virologists researching SARS-CoV-2. Please do speak up ;)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' by Vecr on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:54PM (#28121586)
Why would they get severe disease when they get infected? Even most humans don't, let alone other species with different receptor setups. The virus is absolutely in non-human animal populations almost everywhere, and is not a candidate for eradication.
[ Parent | on HN ]