Well, 2020 is still a year to forget.
And not just for humans.
“Bunny Ebola” is rapidly spreading across the country, according to a story on Yahoo.com.
We’ve reported on this before, warnings that the disease could wreak havoc on rabbit populations and ecosystems in the United States, and it appears to be taking off.
What is “Bunny Ebola”?
Its real name is rabbit hemorrhagic disease, or RHDV2, according to the report, and it can cause severe internal bleeding and organ failure. And, he said, it is “highly infectious and almost always fatal.”
How fast can it move?
Well, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee, a man in Texas had 200 rabbits. They all died of “Bunny Ebola”, between a Friday and a Sunday.
What are the symptoms?
Well, sudden death is one. So there is not much you can do there. Another is reportedly nosebleeds.
The Yahoo report said the first known cases in the United States appeared in Ohio in 2018, and the virus allegedly “spreads easily through blood, urine, and feces.” And, unfortunately, it appears to be fatal in 90 percent of cases. Even if a rabbit survives, according to the report, it still poses a risk of the virus spreading for another 42 days.
So far, cases have been confirmed in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Texas, and authorities are reviewing population control policies in hopes of curbing the spread.
