>>13848107still no answer as to how this human virus was spread to the white tailed deer population?
activities like feeding the deer or a hunter chewing tobacco and spitting in the fields all of those activities can expose the deer to the virus and that’s what we believe has happened,” Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi said.
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as COVID circulates among wildlife, it could mutate, then infect people. However, unlike humans who can show various signs connected to the coronavirus, infected deer don’t show symptoms.
white-tailed deer could become what's known as a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2. That is, the animals could carry the virus indefinitely and spread it back to humans periodically.
If that's the case, it would essentially dash any hopes of eliminating or eradicating the virus in the U.S. — and therefore from the world
https://www.abc27.com/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-pennsylvania/a-new-study-reveals-how-humans-can-transmit-the-covid-19-virus-to-deer/PS:Why do we call our loved ones "Dear"?
