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So, I promised a thread on COVID-19.
This is to explain what I understand about the origins of this virus. This was prompted by lots of incorrect information and assumptions I’ve seen on various social media platforms.
#thread See below.
This is to explain what I understand about the origins of this virus. This was prompted by lots of incorrect information and assumptions I’ve seen on various social media platforms.
#thread See below.
The term “coronavirus” is not new and is a category of viruses. That’s why you may have heard this new virus referred to as the “novel coronavirus” (bc it is different that other existing coronaviruses).
The term “COVID-19” actually describes the illness that the novel coronavirus causes and not the virus itself.
The main reason that I am writing this thread is to address the false claim that this all happened because someone ate a bat.
It is true that certain diseases may have evolved by trying to make bats sick. We should NOT hold this against them. In fact, ...
It is true that certain diseases may have evolved by trying to make bats sick. We should NOT hold this against them. In fact, ...
... the likely reason the virus mutated at all (making it transmittable to other species) is because BATS’ IMMUNE SYSTEMS ROCK!!! Like rarely get sick, always pumping iron at the gym (they do hang upside down a lot), vitamin shake, juice cleanse immune system.
