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First, bats are known to host a wide variety of coronaviruses without showing any physical symptoms of the disease. They have adapted to coexist with these viruses, and their immune systems have evolved to handle them. They further discovered that by releasing genes that create interferon-alpha, bats have lowered the immune system's warning system. The animals may, therefore, have a high viral tolerance because of this trait. One of the reasons infections are so harmful to humans is that they result in an overreactive immune system that destroys healthy tissue. Bats’ genes prevent this from happening.
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