ext_12002 ([identity profile] bikergeek.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] xiphias 2011-03-15 02:01 am (UTC)

Entirely possible. There are all sorts of viruses that are capable of cross-species transmission. The obvious example that has been much in the news lately is various forms of flu, where pigs and birds often serve as reservoirs. Ebola. HIV, thought to have mutated from SIV. Wouldn't surprise me if there were rhinoviruses that could jump the species barrier.

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