You asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answers

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"A bat or a rat or a chicken has a virus. And somehow a person catches it — maybe by contact with the animal's blood or feces, maybe just by breathing in.

That's a spillover.

We've been exploring the topic of spillover viruses this year — when animal pathogens jump into people and can lead to outbreaks, even pandemics.

In a series of radio and digital posts, we've covered a variety of viruses, from Marburg to Nipah to a mysterious new coronavirus found in Malaysia and Florida. We've interviewed disease detectives, and we've looked at how to stop the next pandemic.

We also asked you to send us your questions on hidden viruses. Here are some of the queries, answered by the correspondents who contributed to our series".