Currently Circulating Avian Flu Viruses Have The Genetic Ingredients To Form A Virus With The Capacity To Kill Tens Of Millions Across The Globe
Chris Carrington
The Daily Sheeple
June 12th, 2014
Researchers have found that the avian flu viruses currently circulating have all the genetic material they need to morph into a virus similar to the 1918-1920 ‘Spanish Flu’ that killed an estimated 40 million people around the world. The eight genes required to allow the emergence of the killer virus has all been found in the gene pool of the currently known avian influenza viruses.
The research term used reverse genetics to arrive at their conclusion: ”there are gene pools in nature that have the potential to cause a severe pandemic in the future,”
The research was conducted in high containment units with full biosafety equipment due to the possible consequences of an accidental release of the virus.
The migratory patterns of birds mean that we will never be entirely sure that a transmissible form of avian flu has not made its way to our shores. The constant genetic mixing and recombination of genetic material means it is more like not a matter of if, but of when we will face the challenge that could wipe out a sizable proportion of the worlds population.
The 1918-1920 epidemic killed some 40 million people, though some estimates put the figure much higher. The worl population at that time stood at 1.8 billion souls against the 7 billion that currently inhabit the earth.
This much higher number, and the fact that cities are much larger now, with people living in much closer proximity than they were in 1918, gives ANY virus a much greater chance of spreading through the community.
Adjusting for population increases, the government estimates that were such a pandemic to occur today the death toll would be 175,000,000-350,000,000 worldwide.(source)
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