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Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
The improper usage of personal protective equipment by researchers and zookeeper staff is the most common method of transmission of COVID-19 from humans to gorillas. Properly using personal protective equipment is one of the best ways to prevent COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases from infecting gorillas in captivity and the wild.
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, was first introduced to humans through zoonosis (transmission of a pathogen to a human from an animal), and a zoonotic spillover event is the origin of SARS-CoV-2 that is considered most plausible by the scientific community.
How do shark bites measure up against other types of fatalities
Most of the sharks spotted in the area are juveniles — despite their size, the great whites are only up to about 6 years old and very inexperienced hunters. Some great white sharks are getting ...
Last year there were 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and experts say these incidents may be increasing due to the impacts of global warming and habitat damage, writes Faiza Saqib
Nurse sharks are an important species for shark research. [3] They are robust and able to tolerate capture, handling, and tagging extremely well. [4] As inoffensive as nurse sharks may appear, they are ranked fourth in documented shark bites on humans, [5] likely due to incautious behavior by divers on account of the nurse shark's calm ...
The Ginglymostomatidae are a cosmopolitan family of carpet sharks known as nurse sharks, containing four species in three genera. [4] Common in shallow, tropical and subtropical waters, these sharks are sluggish and docile bottom-dwellers. [5] They are the most abundant species of shark found in shallow coastal waters. [6]