This one:
well, at least one epidemic in Native Americans was from blankets previously used by smallpox victims...
There's also an interesting point to be made, according to the Wall Street Journal: In virologists' forgotten collections or dusty museum specimens, the deadly disease may still exist...
In all likelihood, the scab was of no danger to museum visitors, but it begs the question: How long can a virus survive outside of the body? Could a supposedly defunct bug rise to wreak havoc on unsuspecting human immune systems?
Dark Winter redux...
No comments:
Post a Comment