Tag: virology
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USAMRIID
To understand what USAMRIID is, let ’em use their own words! Below are quotes from USAMRIID’s website regarding the Special Pathogens Lab, where a virus like R140 would be … ooh, creepy stuff, huh? No, USAMRIID did not make R140, or anything in the Resident Evil franchise, including aggressive undead Dobermans. But USAMRIID may not…
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Flagstaff (Arizona) Rabies Strain Cont. to Mutate & Spread
Check out how a virus can mutate. Flagstaff strain of classic rabies has changed in a startling way. It is spreading among foxes and skunks by means of socializing between animals that aren’t showing symptoms. So, the fox and skunk version of a kiss! Just by being in close proximity to each other, a non-symptomatic…
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What is a Lyssavirus?
Lyssavirus The recent discovery of lyssavirus sequences from amphibians and reptiles challenges the mammalian origin of lyssaviruses. There is an 85% likelihood that these viruses originated in Palearctic. Definition: The Palearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas and North…
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No Need for Airborne
NatGeo once got into the infected zombie game. Experts talk about rabies going airborne. There is no need for an airborne version of a lyssavirus, though this concept is obviously popular. An airborne with aggression and violence as symptoms would burn so fast that it would extinguish quickly. Contagious pathogens have a track record of…
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