The researchers at the Hebei Medical University took up a controversial topic to examine a virus using components of the deadly Ebola Virus. During the study, they focussed on examining the disease's progression and its symptoms by using a model that could show Ebola's effects on the human body. New Delhi: After COVID-19 wreaked havoc, scientists in China have developed a new virus that can kill a person in just three days, as per media reports.
It is said that a study was carried out at Hebei Medical University that used a synthetic virus to stimulate the deadly Ebola virus to gain a deeper view of the pathogen. The advantages and ill effects of the experiment were published in Science Direct. The researchers at the Hebei Medical University took up a controversial topic to examine a virus using components of the deadly Ebola Virus.
During the study, they focussed on examining the disease’s progression and its symptoms by using a model that could show Ebola’s effects on the human body. Further, the team used the virus known as vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which they changed to carry the glycoprotein (GP) from the Ebola virus. This protein is important for the virus to enter the body and infect the host cells.
Patients exhibited serious symptoms when tested The experiment was first conducted on a group of Syrian hamsters that included five females and five males. Moreover, on administering the first injection with the engineered virus, the hamsters developed serious s.