Strange virus of unknown origin with unidentifiable genes discovered in Brazil

a reply to: trollz

No to worry it will come across the open border into the US in not time, I am sure big pharma will find a way to make another RN jab for that one once it hits a city near us.

originally posted by: MichiganSwampBuck

originally posted by: Alien Abduct

originally posted by: Deetermined

originally posted by: Alien Abduct
a reply to: trollz

It can't infect humans.

Yaravirus: A novel 80-nm virus infecting Acanthamoeba castellanii

I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. Here's what your article says...

Here we describe the discovery of Yaravirus, an amoeba virus with a puzzling origin and evolution.

Here's what other articles say about "amoeba"...

Part of the problem is that it behaves unpredictably. Many of those infected show no symptoms at all—the amoeba lives quietly in their gut, feeding on bacteria without causing trouble. But in others, the parasite attacks the gut itself and can cause potentially fatal diarrhea, intestinal ulcers, and liver abscesses. This illness, called amebiasis, is a leading cause of parasitic death among humans. Common in parts of the developing world, including Africa, Latin America, and South Asia, it is transmitted via contaminated food and water. But researchers knew only bits and pieces of how the disease plays out in the gut. They knew, for example, that the amoeba killed only cells with which it had direct contact, and that it bound itself to those cells using specific sugars, called lectins.

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As you can see, the virus infects amoeba, which is single cellular organisms that live in your gut. This isn't the same thing as it infecting humans. The amoeba is what is causing problems in humans not the virus that is infecting the amoeba.

Getting amoebic dysentery seems like a good vector for a viral infection of some newly discovered "novel" virus. Parasites like ticks have been used since the 1940's as disease vectors in biological weapons development (Plum Island Animal Disease Center). An amoeba living in your gut seems like a pretty intimate relationship for passing diseases.

True, and this is why this virus is a big concern especially being that this virus has so little known about it. Definitely a very interesting and concerning situation that is undoubtedly going to receive lots of needed attention. I look forward to any important updates in the future.

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: Deetermined

Why are you citing articles that have nothing to do with the virus as evidence the virus infects humans. Amoeba may infect humans, as the articles you cited claim, that has nothing to do with this virus.

I thought common sense would be used here. If a virus can infect amoeba that lives in our water or food, don't you think it has a way of infecting us once we ingest it? There's a reason that we share a lot of the same living organisms as plants, animals, soil, and water.