In an unexpected turn of events, scientists in Russia have resurrected a deadly zombie virus. According to a report in The Statesman News Service, French scientists revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia. Scientists have long warned that climate change could give rise to many zombie viruses that have been frozen in ice for long periods of time.
Explain that zombie viruses are viruses that are frozen in ice. While in the deep freeze, they are in a type of hibernation that renders them inactive due to the extremely low temperatures. As the snow melts and the temperature rises, the virus trapped inside the snow for years becomes alive.
Scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research, who discovered the virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia, said the virus is 48,500 years old and has been found in other animals and even humans. It has the potential to infect humans as well. They have named this virus Pandora-virus.
New viruses are coming out due to increasing global warming.
Global warming not only invites natural calamities but can also invite many types of epidemics. As we all know that there is a drastic change in the environment due to global warming and the temperature of the world is increasing due to the increasing level of pollution. Due to this the snow covered mountains are melting under which many viruses and germs are frozen. Once freed, scientists say these viruses will come to life and can spread across the world like the coronavirus.
Scientists have revived about two dozen ancient viruses, the oldest of which is extremely dangerous. This virus remains infectious even after being frozen for thousands of centuries.
Those viruses resurfaced, according to researchers examining ancient samples collected from the Burma Pale in Russia’s Siberia region, including those at the bottom of a lake that had been frozen for more than 48,500 years. These viruses can give rise to 13 new diseases, whose solution is not yet with the human society.