There are an estimated four million virus species. Only a relative few are able to infect humans. And an even smaller group are dangerous to human life. So the statistical likelihood of any group of newly discovered viruses being annoying to humans is miniscule. And the odds that one might kill you is vanishingly small, more or less equivalent to zero.
Now if one new virus is discovered in any human population, it is more likely to be infectious to all humans, but the danger to any individual is insignificant .
Can of worms time: Flu viruses kill millions of Americans every year. Our vaccines are not perfect, but if the shot only protects one in a dozen who get inoculated, thousands, even hundreds of thousands could be saved.
Hold off on fear of new novel viruses and take common sense precautions against the ones we know.
I wonder where Mr. Boyll was when he caught that grouper? Last time I went fishing with my late brother-in-law in 2003 any grouper over 30 pounds had to be released.
Any venom from any of the pit vipers(Rattlesnakes,copperheads, and cottonmouths are the pit vipers in the USA) will break down flesh; their venom is hemolytic. The venom is believed to be as much about helping predigest the bitten animal as well as kill it. The other type of snake venom is a neurotoxin; as in cobras, kraits. The coral snake is the only neurotoxic snake in the USA.
kingdiamond69 almost 5 years ago
50 years old they should have let him go .
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
I just hope none of those 28 Tibetan glacier viruses were the coronavirus.
wjones almost 5 years ago
1992 and 2015 fits the timeframe when the first case of coronavirus appeared.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
There are an estimated four million virus species. Only a relative few are able to infect humans. And an even smaller group are dangerous to human life. So the statistical likelihood of any group of newly discovered viruses being annoying to humans is miniscule. And the odds that one might kill you is vanishingly small, more or less equivalent to zero.
Now if one new virus is discovered in any human population, it is more likely to be infectious to all humans, but the danger to any individual is insignificant .
Can of worms time: Flu viruses kill millions of Americans every year. Our vaccines are not perfect, but if the shot only protects one in a dozen who get inoculated, thousands, even hundreds of thousands could be saved.
Hold off on fear of new novel viruses and take common sense precautions against the ones we know.
h.v.greenman almost 5 years ago
I wonder where Mr. Boyll was when he caught that grouper? Last time I went fishing with my late brother-in-law in 2003 any grouper over 30 pounds had to be released.
J Short almost 5 years ago
Any venom from any of the pit vipers(Rattlesnakes,copperheads, and cottonmouths are the pit vipers in the USA) will break down flesh; their venom is hemolytic. The venom is believed to be as much about helping predigest the bitten animal as well as kill it. The other type of snake venom is a neurotoxin; as in cobras, kraits. The coral snake is the only neurotoxic snake in the USA.
MoeJoe almost 5 years ago
28 never-before-seen virus…. Including the coronavirus!
The Pro from Dover almost 5 years ago
Can you get the coronavirus from drinking Corona?
Pickled Pete almost 5 years ago
Not believing nothin til I hear it from jasonsnakelover hisself..
Dean almost 5 years ago
Another good reason for China to leave Tibet and Tibetans alone.
DaveQuinn almost 5 years ago
Kill a 50 year old fish? Ever hear of “catch and release”?
Pickled almost 5 years ago
That fish had a long life!
Malcome1 almost 5 years ago
The logic of your post stands.
rcourt13 almost 5 years ago
I assume the grouper was catch and release. What a shame to destroy a magnificent creature like that.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
What kind of line and bait did Jason use? How the heck did he real in a fish that weighed that much?
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
Good Grief. Now there’ll be people getting bit just to melt off a few pounds…
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
that grouper should have been released
Taracinablue almost 5 years ago
Ooh, fun viruses a few thousand years old… (15,000 years seems a bit of a stretch, though0
nbwddd almost 5 years ago
Reminds me of one the episodes of the X-Files!