Aside from well - established things like rabies virus, SARS coronavirus (the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome) and Marburg virus (an extremely
dangerous but rare hemorrhagic fever
pathogen), bats appear to
carry a plethora of other germs with unclear effects on human health, if any.
University researchers who work with
dangerous pathogens should keep an eye on each other and report any signs of suspicious behavior to lab managers, says a panel of life scientists that was asked by the U.S. government to think of ways to tackle the threat of lab insiders
carrying out a bioterrorist attack.