metalmaxilla t1_jbriu02 wrote
Reply to comment by Binsky89 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga
It's a key nuance at the basis of the hypothesis that suggests there is a risk of re-emergence without deliberate intervention.
If melting permafrost uncovered intact virus, enabling a susceptible host to be exposed, then infection could theoretically happen.
That is the basis of the epidemiology triad of agent-host-environment.
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