Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee

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Published 2021-01-26
Explore the relationship between viruses and their hosts, and find out how the evolutionary adaptations of bats keep them safe from viruses.

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Consider a bat that is infected with several deadly viruses, including ones that cause rabies, SARS, and Ebola. While this diagnosis would be lethal for other mammals, the winged wonder is totally unfazed, and may even spend the next 30 years living as if this were totally normal— because for bats, it is. So what’s protecting bats from these dangerous infections? Arinjay Banerjee investigates.

Lesson by Arinjay Banerjee, directed by Cabong Studios.

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All Comments (21)
  • @SVASH-hz5ji
    "You can't get sick if you convince yourself you're not sick!" - Bats
  • I get why vampires are supposed to be functionally immortal now.
  • @lucavarotto4920
    Bat: gets a deadly viruse Bat's immune system: Oh no, anyway
  • So bats cannot make the excuse "I'm sick" when they skipped bat school.
  • Ted: How do we get people to care about bats? Someone: Make them look like Eevee with wings
  • @ultrio325
    "SARS STOP PRESSING EVERY FLOOR" "NO"
  • @Tokuijin
    For anyone wondering, the vid is really about why bats tend to be asymptomatic carriers for disease, not why they never get sick ever.
  • It’s good to know that humans don’t get plant viruses, and bees don’t get the flu.
  • @NgNhatQuang
    Can we take a moment to appreciate how freaking cute the animation is!!!
  • @pkmkb
    Bat: gets a deadly viruse Bat's immune system: it is what it is.
  • @pj1518
    1:31 did anyone notice that one meme reference?
  • @peletrify4089
    this artist made bats look cute. this artist made BATS look cute. THIS ARTIST MADE BATS LOOK CUTE.