The new strain of the coronavirus found in Britain has created a worldwide stir. This new strain is believed to be highly contagious compared to other forms of SARS-COV-2.
Countries all over the world, including India, have started proclaiming a range of restrictions, cautious about this new strain so that its spread can be stopped. This step is being taken by countries all over the world when vaccination has started in many countries.
However, there is also a possibility that the new type of Kovid-19 may not be as harmful as is believed by the people. But how? Certainly not the first mutation of SARS-COV-2 (coronavirus), a new virus form known as B.1.1.7 or VUI-202012/01, but it is certainly the first mutation brought under scrutiny. is.
For the record, more than 12,000 mutations were found in the first 50,000 genomes of the virus and so far scientists have recorded four times more mutations than this number. So far, there is little evidence that the new strain of the virus is the most severe form of Kovid-19. However, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that it spreads more rapidly, which is an indirect plantation.
Ian Jones, a professor of virology at the Britain's University of Reading, said the general rule in virology is that the faster the virus spreads, the less deadly the disease is.
This is not really a new hypothesis. Indeed, it is based on the 'law of viral deterioration' proposed by 19th-century physician Theobald Smith. According to Smith, there is a delicate balance between a pathogen and a host that allows the virus to develop into a less lethal strain.
Virologists say that if a virus becomes more deadly, it is likely that it kills its host before it has an opportunity to infect and spread to others.