Coronavirus

6 animals that are susceptible to coronavirus, and 4 that aren’t

by JoAnna Wendel
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White-tailed deer(Odocoileus virginianus), Virginia deer - hind with fawn on a forest path at dawn,n...
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The novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2, which causes Covid-19, is zoonotic — meaning it can infect and be transmitted by animals.

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In a new study, scientists pin-pointed animals that are at a higher or lower risk of becoming infected.

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