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ars on April 20, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe

That doesn't make them special. Fish can not survive without a host either (i.e. water).

noselasd on April 20, 2016 | [–]

Water is not a host in the biological sense.

ekianjo on April 20, 2016 | [–]

It makes them special since bacteria can survive in numerous environments where viruses are destroyed.

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