Understanding the ancestors of the virus family may help researchers determine which variants may become X diseases, that is, the elusive pathogen that causes the worlds popularity in the world.A study has determined the 70th virus system that is most likely to lead to the worlds popularity, and emphasizes the importance of monitoring and known human disease -related viruses.This study provides information for the development of vaccines and diagnostic methods, and improves monitoring work. It focuses on the most threatening RNA virus, so as to prepare for future popularity.
Experts say that these findings will support the current monitoring of future epidemic and prepare for them, including providing guidance for the development of vaccines and diagnostic methods.
X disease is a general term used by the World Health Organization, which represents a pathogen that is unknown to human beings that pose a significant threat to humans.
RNA virus carry genetic information in the form of RNA, its structure is similar to DNA.They can cause many diseases, including common colds, COVID-19 and measles, and are the culprits of most epidemic diseases or global epidemic in modern history.Monitor the RNA virus in the animal population helps to identify the viruses that are most likely to appear in humans and spread quickly.However, due to the huge number of viruses in circulation, this work is very challenging and costs high.
The research team led by the University of Edinburgh tracked 743 different RNA viruses to understand how they evolved, including all viruses that are currently known to be infected with humans.
Researchers compared the strict sense of human and animals (from animals to humans, but not spread between people) and human virus (can be inDevelopment of spread in the crowd).
The research results show that the virus that can spread in human populations is usually separated from human and animal virus in the strict sense.When related viruses from the same blood can already spread between humans, human beings can spread viruses.
In the strict sense, human -animal and livestock viruses have never caused epidemic diseases. Even if there is a close relative virus that can infect humans, humans will not spread between humans. This seems to seemIt will not increase the potential risk of epidemic disease.
The research team reminded that the next time the big popularity may still be caused by human and animals in the strict sense,A way is provided to simplify the monitoring of X disease in the existing large number of RNA viruses.
Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the UniversityIn animal and bird viruses, we should focus on those viruses related to the existing human virus with popular potential. This study has greatly reduced the scope of finding the next X disease. "
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