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India is taking urgent steps to halt the transmission of a rare but deadly virus that spreads from bats to humans.

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[-] tallwookie@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

It spreads through contact with bodily fluids from infected animals or people

if it's spread by fruit bats, then are people eating the bats? fruit bats arent going to be feeding on people...

[-] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

Fruit bat chews on some fruit in a tree. Fruit picker handles fruit, before realising its no good. Tosses it, but has got some juice on their hands now. Rubs their eyes or nose or licks their fingers, or maybe has a cut on their hands?

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