The hunt for a future killer

[Maverick]

"The bat’s genetic code didn’t match that of any other bat on file in research databases.

Nor did the bat fly’s genetic code match that of any known bat fly.

Then there was perhaps the most compelling discovery, a virus lurking inside the bat fly — it too was unlike any other he’d seen."

https://projects.jsonline.com/news/2017/12/15/the-hunt-for-a-future-killer.html

Keep in mind planthoppers, leafhoppers, black flies, sandflies, and mosquitoes can carry Rhabdovirus also keep in mind Rabies are part of the Rhabdovirus family. What would happen if insects start carrying Rabies? This may not be far fetched given this bat-fly is carrying the Rabie virus. I can see a whole lot scenarios going very bad not to mention Rabies can set dormant for years in humans!?!

 

[jontte]

mother nature is planning to wipe us out..or we are heading towards some real life WWZ..

 

[Kevin L]

"The bat’s genetic code didn’t match that of any other bat on file in research databases.

Nor did the bat fly’s genetic code match that of any known bat fly.



Then there was perhaps the most compelling discovery, a virus lurking inside the bat fly — it too was unlike any other he’d seen."

https://projects.jsonline.com/news/2017/12/15/the-hunt-for-a-future-killer.html

Keep in mind planthoppers, leafhoppers, black flies, sandflies, and mosquitoes can carry Rhabdovirus also keep in mind Rabies are part of the Rhabdovirus family. What would happen if insects start carrying Rabies? This may not be far fetched given this bat-fly is carrying the Rabie virus. I can see a whole lot scenarios going very bad not to mention Rabies can set dormant for years in humans!?!

Thank you for mentioning this.

Without trying to offend anyone's cultural or religious beliefs, we--as the human race--need to limit our numbers, become more green, make birth control widely available, and so on.

I think overpopulation, global warming, and the mass extinction of life from human activities leads to diseases like this bat disease because nature is out of balance.

I think we see a similar situation with Lyme disease and deer overpopulation in the Northeast.

I believe that if we don't take care of nature, then nature will, one day, clean our clocks.

It's happened before.

 

[Brent S]

Thank you for mentioning this.

Without trying to offend anyone's cultural or religious beliefs, we--as the human race--need to limit our numbers, become more green, make birth control widely available, and so on.

I think overpopulation, global warming, and the mass extinction of life from human activities leads to diseases like this bat disease because nature is out of balance.

I think we see a similar situation with Lyme disease and deer overpopulation in the Northeast.

I believe that if we don't take care of nature, then nature will, one day, clean our clocks.

It's happened before.

My simplified analogy for this is ‘don’t piss in the pool you’re swimming in’. Seems like common sense to me, but there are a lot of greedy people out there that don’t care about down the road. I just saw a bit of a show of the America’s before Christopher Columbus arrived. The number and diversity of animals both on land and in the coastal waters was amazing. We have certainly changed that.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Here's my simplified opinion; those who think that Man is a blight on the earth should all get in line and leave.
There's only a couple demographics that are breeding unchecked. And thanks to modern medicine, and bleeding heart do-gooders who feel the need to save all the third worlders, the world's population will continue to grow. And of course all these people need to eat and consume resources. Nothing will change.

 

[Brent S]

Here's my simplified opinion; those who think that Man is a blight on the earth should all get in line and leave.
There's only a couple demographics that are breeding unchecked. And thanks to modern medicine, and bleeding heart do-gooders who feel the need to save all the third worlders, the world's population will continue to grow. And of course all these people need to eat and consume resources. Nothing will change.

Unfortunately the primary demographic that is breeding unchecked are the ones that are uneducated, un productive and don’t ever stand a chance of standing on their own feet. There needs to be a limit or some sort of population control or humanity doesn’t stand a chance.the world is large but not so large as to have unlimited resources.

 

[WGregMiller]

Unfortunately the primary demographic that is breeding unchecked are the ones that are uneducated, un productive and don’t ever stand a chance of standing on their own feet. There needs to be a limit or some sort of population control or humanity doesn’t stand a chance.the world is large but not so large as to have unlimited resources.

I’ve spent too much time thinking about that. The right wants to kill off planned parenthood, supposedly because of abortions. Planned parenthood also provides free birth control. I’m not sure how I feel about all this.

 

[Kevin L]

"The bat’s genetic code didn’t match that of any other bat on file in research databases.

Nor did the bat fly’s genetic code match that of any known bat fly.

Then there was perhaps the most compelling discovery, a virus lurking inside the bat fly — it too was unlike any other he’d seen."

https://projects.jsonline.com/news/2017/12/15/the-hunt-for-a-future-killer.html

Keep in mind planthoppers, leafhoppers, black flies, sandflies, and mosquitoes can carry Rhabdovirus also keep in mind Rabies are part of the Rhabdovirus family. What would happen if insects start carrying Rabies? This may not be far fetched given this bat-fly is carrying the Rabie virus. I can see a whole lot scenarios going very bad not to mention Rabies can set dormant for years in humans!?!

One thing I forgot to mention, and it's very scarey.

Read a book called 'The Coming Plague' by Laurie Garrett.

There are small, timid, reclusive monkeys in South America that control a large ecosystem against larger, more aggressive monkeys.

How do they do it?

These small monkeys are carriers of an airborne herpes virus that doesn't cause them problems...but kills off any other species of monkey when the smaller monkey breathes in the aggressor's face.

This highly contagious virus kills off rival monkeys by causing them to develop leukemia and lymphoma within 18 months. The disease is asymptomatic until the animal gets an aggressive cancer and drops dead.

This may seem outlandish, but it's true. There is even a virus that causes leukemia in cats.

Monkeys are close to people biologically, and most experts think it's only a matter of time until this herpes virus jumps the species boundary.

 

[Brent S]

One thing I forgot to mention, and it's very scarey.

Read a book called 'The Coming Plague' by Laurie Garrett.

There are small, timid, reclusive monkeys in South America that control a large ecosystem against larger, more aggressive monkeys.

How do they do it?

These small monkeys are carriers of an airborne herpes virus that doesn't cause them problems...but kills off any other species of monkey when the smaller monkey breathes in the aggressor's face.

This highly contagious virus kills off rival monkeys by causing them to develop leukemia and lymphoma within 18 months. The disease is asymptomatic until the animal gets an aggressive cancer and drops dead.

This may seem outlandish, but it's true. There is even a virus that causes leukemia in cats.

Monkeys are close to people biologically, and most experts think it's only a matter of time until this herpes virus jumps the species boundary.

There’s no doubt that a pandemic of some kind is on our horizon. The big question is how well and long it takes for our medical system to identify it and come up with a treatment. Even with all the advancements in micro biology and viral treatments I don’t think we are ready for a really nasty virus yet. My only real plan for such an outbreak would just be to stay isolated at the homestead as long as possible. Funny, last night we went to a steakhouse for dinner. Of course the place was packed. While eating I noticed three different groups that had someone sneezing or coughing. Going out in public places during any really deadly outbreak would be really risky.

 

[user 6493]

being a little paranoid here aren't we,,,,,nature adapts and life will go on,we can not stop it,,,,yes we as a race have done some damage to nature,but nature is resilient even if some a-hole starts WW3 and all life is wiped out the planet will keep on turning and life will start again without us,,,,,it has happened before

 

[Brent S]

being a little paranoid here aren't we,,,,,nature adapts and life will go on,we can not stop it,,,,yes we as a race have done some damage to nature,but nature is resilient even if some a-hole starts WW3 and all life is wiped out the planet will keep on turning and life will start again without us,,,,,it has happened before

I actually find some kind of peace in the fact that no matter how bad we trash the planet, in a few million years nature will clean everything up and wipe out any trace of us. Of course it would be a nicer outcome if people could stop fighting and wars and take care of the place we live so we could be a part of that future.....

 

[Maverick]

The worlds population is getting bigger, I don't see things getting better. Given historical accounts, it's hard to be anything other than pragmatic but as noted above, nature has a way of fixing things and in a way we humans ain't going to like.

 

[Brent S]

I’m watching a movie called contaigen right now. with Lawerence fishbourn about a nasty viral pandemic and how the government deals with it. Truly worth watching. Banks, grocery stores and gas stations wiped out really fast. Medical facilities overwhelmed, road blocks with quarantine. Seems pretty realistic.

 

[Maverick]

I’m watching a movie called contaigen right now. with Lawerence fishbourn about a nasty viral pandemic and how the government deals with it. Truly worth watching. Banks, grocery stores and gas stations wiped out really fast. Medical facilities overwhelmed, road blocks with quarantine. Seems pretty realistic.

Hey Brent... a little scientific fun here though good information;

Warning language!
The Science of Disease: World War Z (2013) vs. Contagion (2011)