Elevator7009@kbin.run to Humanity Fuck Yeah!@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHumans will pet anythingi.kym-cdn.comimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down113file-text
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minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·5 months agoOne must assume that domestic armadillos are less risky, but I would hesitate to pet an armadillo as I’ve heard they commonly carry leprosy.
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoLeprosy famously has a very low R0 value. Low enough that it’s really surprising that it was ever considered an epidemic.
One must assume that domestic armadillos are less risky, but I would hesitate to pet an armadillo as I’ve heard they commonly carry leprosy.
Leprosy famously has a very low R0 value. Low enough that it’s really surprising that it was ever considered an epidemic.