Summary
Their immune system quickly detects and controls viral infections.
Frequent high body temperatures from flight act like a natural fever.
Studying these mechanisms helps scientists develop new treatments for human diseases.
Key Points
4 points1
Bats serve as reservoirs for a wide range of viruses.
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They possess unique immune genes that limit virus replication.
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Elevated body temperature during flight suppresses virus growth.
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Insights from bat immunity guide vaccine and antiviral research.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsreservoir
an animal that holds a virus without getting sick
replication
how a virus makes more copies of itself
antiviral
something that stops a virus from working
vaccine
a medicine that helps the body learn to fight a disease
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