Scientists Identify New Langya Virus in China That Has Infected 35 People
Complex - Life·2022-08-11 14:00
A team of international scientists have identified a new virus called Langya, which has already been detected in 35 individuals in China.
Per the Washington Post, a peer-reviewed study published by the New England Journal of Medicine details how the Langya Henipavirus was discovered after it potentially first infected animals and made the jump to humans. While the virus is not believed to be transmitted between people, due in part to the small sample size of 35 confirmed infections, it is hypothesized to have been hosted by shrews before it infected any humans.
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banban 12/08/2022
The patients who have been confirmed to be infected with Langya had contact with such animals, and it’s believed that it “probably doesn’t transmit easily from human to human.” Approximately 70 percent of infectious diseases in humans stem from animals, scientists have confirmed. The two deadly viruses in the same family as Langya, the Hendra and Nipah viruses, stem from close contact with horses, pigs, and bats.
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Useriw56 13/08/2022
eat more plant based for safe
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