The outbreak of the new crown from China continues to ravage the world, and even Europe has also appeared a variant of the strain “B.1.1.7”, the infectivity is 70% higher than the new crown virus! But the epidemic has not ended, and now there are rumors that there is an unknown “X disease”, the death rate is feared to be comparable to the Ebola virus, up to 5 to 90%, but also may be like the new crown, highly infectious, which also makes many scientists quite nervous.
According to “CNN” report, the Democratic Republic of Congo recently a woman appeared infected with Ebola virus (Ebola) symptoms, but despite the screening test, but she is not infected with Ebola virus, which makes local scholars quite nervous, afraid that she may be the new disease “X disease” No. 0 confirmed.
The report pointed out that the woman and her child are currently in the isolation ward, and their identity has not been disclosed to the public, for fear that they will be ostracized by the local population. The local hospital director pointed out that from all indications, the female patient does look like infected with Ebola, but the tests she underwent were not able to explain why she had a high fever and diarrhea, “We conducted a series of tests, but could not clearly determine what virus she was infected with”.
“Everyone wants to know, but is afraid that this female patient, if not infected with Ebola, is likely to be ‘disease X’, then she will also be patient 0 of this disease!” The article also points out that the disease may even be as highly contagious as the new crown, also suspect that the death rate may be comparable to the Ebola virus, up to 50% to 90%, “This is not science fiction, but fear based on scientific facts.
Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, who discovered the Ebola virus in 1976, pointed out that humanity is facing a huge crisis, that is, an unknown new virus from the African rainforest, “we are now in a world where new viruses can appear at any time”. He also pointed out that the West must now rely on Congolese and other African scientists as sentinels to learn about possible new diseases in the future, and warned that there will only be more zoonotic diseases in the future.
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