[tjansen]

How does it spread from humans to deer? Do you have to sneeze at the deer, or be in the same room? And how can it transmit back? I thought it was an airborne virus...

[Jensson]

Deer like most urban animals eat human garbage. I wouldn't be surprised if they ate stuff like used facemasks and napkins and got corona that way.

[nytesky]

My impression was that being outside virtually eliminated transmission; I can’t imagine people bring deer indoor — are people nuzzling their faces into deer???

[topspin]

"How does it spread from humans to deer?"

Deer and humans live in very close proximity. I routinely startle deer just getting the mail and stuff.

[mach1ne]

Probably from breath. It jumped from humans to deer in the first place, meaning that such encounters do occur. And since COVID is hardly recognizable from normal flu without a test, even one such encounter is enough to restart the pandemic.

[landemva]

Live virus is found in human feces. In humans, it transmits through lack of hand washing while preparing food.