Hello Aastha! i also fund the hendra virus very interesting. Before this chapter I didn't know much about reservoir hosts and learning about them brought an entirely new perspective onto what I knew about the spread of disease. before i didn't understand the concept that a disease could live in complete commensalism with its host. I was always under the conception that the disease would be parasitic and eventually kill off the host, but learning about a reservoir host completely changed that concept.
i also really enjoyed learning about amplifier hosts, i think it's fascinating that Hendra can not be spread to humans without the horse. I found it almost humorous that the people rescuing and caring for the bat were coddling disease ridden animals and did not contract this deadly disease.
i also really enjoyed learning about amplifier hosts, i think it's fascinating that Hendra can not be spread to humans without the horse. I found it almost humorous that the people rescuing and caring for the bat were coddling disease ridden animals and did not contract this deadly disease.