Prions and virus pathogen gain-of-function
Department of Microbiology, Experimental Oncology Unit, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 15(03), 169–175
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.3.0913
Publication history:
Received on 07 August 2022; revised on 12 September 2022; accepted on 14 September 2022
Abstract:
There are many rumors and mutual accusations between belligerent nations of carrying out studies of gain of function of pathogens with the intention of using such pathogens as weapons of hybrid war. Thus the reported of A neurotropic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (IAV) strain named IAV/WSN /33 (H1N1) that induced the conversion of PrPC into PrPSc and the formation of infectious prions bring out the danger of a type of virus as potential risk for development of such weapons to warfare of fourth and fifth generation.
Keywords:
Virus; Prions; Biochemical Weapons; Pandemic
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