#bat flu

[mumblelard]

the owls are not what they seem

[gregkarraker]

New York Mayor's wife continues meteoric failure to the top

New York Mayor’s wife continues meteoric failure to the top

In 2014, I wrote that Chirlaine McCray, wife of newly elected New York Mayor Bill De Blasio, despite having received zero percent of the vote, began to exercise an outsized influence on New York City politics. Since then, her responsibilities, failures, and subsequent promotions have become increasingly larger. Her most recent promotion gives a person with no medical, or statistical background a…

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[jellyfishtimes]

Bird flu, swine flu, and now seal flu? -_-'

[woetothedownpressors]

Oh no, everybody run for the hills the Bat Flu is here!

New influenza virus discovered in Guatemalan fruit bats

Bat flu virus is not believed to present a threat to humans

A new influenza A virus discovered in fruit bats in Guatemala does not appear to present a current threat to humans, but should be studied as a potential source for human influenza, according to scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who worked with University of the Valley of Guatemala. The study was published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0227_Guatemala_Fruitbats.html

I kid, but it is fascinating that the Flu Virus is able to adapt and modify itsself to be able to affect a whole host of animal species. So far I know of humans, birds, pigs and now bats. It would be intensely fascinating to study if it did not have the potential to be rather deadly. 

[jokersjottings]

 "For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear." I'm proof of how certain Bats can affect people!

[tissueshoulder-blog]

HA. Possible flu in bats?

Called that shit.

Or well, Contagion did. But I did too, partly.....not really.