Carbonerd Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) Today I read that horses are immune to ebola. I wonder what makes them resistant? It was stated in a book Ebola. The natural and human history of a deadly virus. Edited February 27, 2016 by Carbonerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xalatan Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Dunno about Ebola but for influenza A, the the haemagglutinin and neurominidase antigens influence species tropism. Perhaps some surface proteins also govern Ebola behaviour by the host proteins they interact with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 For the same reason that people don't get distemper or cat-flu. Most viral diseases are pretty specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Precisely. The inverse question is typically more meaningful. I.e. what hosts a virus has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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