Bats can carry several viruses without developing severe illness, prompting scientists to study their unique immune systems (Image Source: Unsplash)India
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Why bats can carry deadly viruses without getting seriously ill
Bats can carry viruses that cause severe disease in humans yet often remain healthy themselves. New research offers clues about their unique immune system and how it controls viral infections.

5 min readNew DelhiSep 11, 2026 01:53 PM IST
Bats can carry several viruses without developing severe illness, prompting scientists to study their unique immune systems (Image Source: Unsplash)The scientific world has long been intrigued by how bats can carry viruses that can cause severe disease while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves. As per a report published by Science Daily, researchers at Tulane University, working with collaborators at Stanford University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may now have identified part of the answer.
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