New Virus Threat to Mankind: G4 Virus Found In China
Credit: Camera24 The new strain of virus that was found in china which is mutated form of 2009 H1N1 swine flu virus. It is particularly found in pigs of farmyards. It is rapidly spreading among the pigs and also infects humans if contacted. This clearly states that it’s a zoonotic virus like covid19.Scientists who have studied the new strain of the virus have warned authorities that if this virus is not handled properly then it could possibly lead to another human pandemic. * zoonotic virus – a virus that spreads from animals to humans As there is huge consumption of pigs in china, in every cuisine they eat in some way or the other has pork in it. So due to this there is a very high demand of pork. In order to fulfil this demand a very large industry of pig farming is currently operating in china, which is poorly maintained and is currently highly contaminated with G4 virus. This virus has infected many workers