A brain-swelling disease 75 times more deadly than coronavirus could become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned.
Scientists have warned a new virus, which is 75 times more deadly than COVID-19, has the potential to become a global pandemic. Picture: AFPSource:AFP |
A brain-swelling disease 75 times more deadly than coronavirus could mutate to become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned.
Experts told the Sun Online how a number of emerging diseases could trigger another global outbreak – and this time it could be “The Big One”.
The fruit bat-borne virus Nipah is a prime candidate for serious concern, they fear.
Severe brain swelling, seizures and vomiting are just some of the symptoms of this highly potent disease — which was first discovered in 1999 in Malaysia.
Outbreaks in south and southeast Asia show the virus to be extremely deadly, with a death rate of between 40 to 75 per cent.
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