The Deadliest Virus on Earth



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In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why? They were filled with a vaccine to fight the deadliest virus known to humanity – since the 1930s a rabies epidemic had been sweeping across wildlife populations in Europe and humans wanted to finally get rid of the virus once and for all.
Rabies is named after Lyssa, the ancient Greek spirit of mad rage, and has been haunting us for at least 4000 years. It can turn animals into angry beasts and humans into zombies that fear water. But what makes Lyssa fascinating is not just how bizarre and deadly its infection is, but also how incredibly good it is at avoiding our defenses.

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37 thoughts on “The Deadliest Virus on Earth”

  1. 1:13

    Step 1. Infect a mammal
    Me: Fine.
    Step 2. Avoid immune system
    Me: Okay…
    Step 3. Travel to the brain
    Me: WHAT
    Step 4. Make more of itself
    Me: IN THE BRAIN?
    Step 5. …and infect others
    Me: *quaking in the corner*

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  2. I got bitten by a stray dog when I was 4 and he had the virus.
    Got 3shots of the vaccine and I was all right 👍 I mean I would be dead if science wouldn't exist.
    Thanks for the cool vid, makes my life more worthy living haha

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  3. I love the casual diss on antivaxers at the end. I would normally say something like “haha natural selection at work” but when those peoples’ stupidity puts others at risk, it’s hard to not fight and argue with them

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  4. There are so many viruses especially in my country here there is no sense of freedom from bacteria and viruses. There is a myth I read that someone named a new virus that has spread besides Covid-19. I don't really care about the news, it doesn't interest me. Until the time of the pandemic, there was a doctor who was a bit insane, I said that there was a patient who had a hard cough and other symptoms. Then the patient went to the hospital and the doctor took him to the operating room and tried to save the patient's life. Too bad, he died afterwards because he was forced to take drugs that push him to death. There are also times when a doctor who is well known to the public dares to state that this Covid is exaggerating, it makes the doctors heat up. He was then imprisoned. One more story when my late aunt was sick for years, since 2020, she has gotten worse, has been going back and forth to the hospital. Finally the doctor gave a choice that she wanted to be self-isolated or not? After waiting for hours, my aunt was finally made to return home. She breathed heavily in the midday heat. She was afraid to go to the hospital because if she went there, without a doubt the medical team would say she has Covid-19. How impressed I am with you. Kind regards from Indonesia, fondest love Najwa. ❤️

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  5. So I only started watching your videos just recently and I really enjoy the entertaining visuals along with a easy to understand lesson. But man I couldn’t remember the name of the channel at all. Y’all got me looking up “Science videos with those birds.” Into google. Great stuff keep it up.

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  6. I have always had weird thing for medical stuff. Like I might feel sick if I watch hospital tv series. I tough it was blood and other stuff but even this cartoon made me feel weak and i felt like im going to throw up. Maybe i just have sickness for medical information 😀

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  7. 8:45 the rabies vaccine has existed for decades, is well documented, and well tested. The current "hysteria" is only surrounding the covid vaccines, which were untested, rushed out for profit, and there are countless reports (VAERS) of side effects related ONLY to the J&J, Moderna, and Pfizer vaccines. They also don't even fit the definition of vaccines, since they don't prevent the illness, and you need constant boosters. Imagine needing a booster every 6 months for polio or rabies. This channel has really turned to crap, fear mongering and feelings before facts, instead of a science channel.

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