The Most Dangerous Virus

ROTTERDAM — this is the most dangerous viruses. These viruses can destroy human beings, but at the same time also created by humans.



There is no specific name for that virus, or at least have not been named officially. Virus experts from the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Ron Fouchier is the one who created the virus. It does so by realizing that the H5N1 virus genetic material. To test the patogenitas virus, Fouchier wear as animal experiments because the ferret to have respiratory tract is similar to humans.

"This is one of the most dangerous viruses you can make," said Fouschier was quoted as saying the Daily Mail, Sunday (27/11/2011). The Virus is much more easily infect humans and transmitted to other humans. If this virus until the "leaked" to the public, potential global pandemic caused by this virus is very high. May be, the human species made extinct because of it.

Then what is the purpose of viruses that can be lethal to create human beings? Fouchier says, this research was part of the international effort to understand the H5N1 virus. Another similar research also conducted research team teamwork University of Wisconsin in the United States and the University of Tokyo in Japan.

The results of research and the research team of Fouchier Wisconsin and Tokyo Central reviewed by Agency now Adviser to the national science for Biological Security United States (NSABB). Some refuse such research results publication because it is feared will be abused. Research results could positively impact to public health, but can also be used as a biological weapon.

"We do not want to provide a road map to how do I create a bad virus becoming increasingly worse to the criminals," said Michael Osterholm, a member of the NSABB is also an expert on flu and Biological Defense Research and policy of the Center for infectious diseases at the University of Minnesota, USA.