since the herpes simplex virus crossed from chimpanzees to the homo erectus the ancestor
of modern humans some 1.6 million years ago viruses have been a concern for people however
recently scientists have made some startling findings and have discovered more than one
ancient virus in addition an old virus that has not yet been identified could emerge as a result
of the Siberian permafrost thawing at a rapid rate endangering all of us what did researchers
discover and should we be concerned that we might be Reawakening a long extinct virus what if we
were to inform you that there may be a zombie virus that's making the rounds online watch
this video before you dismiss it as hullabaloo because the tech billionaire Elon Musk will
update us all hello everyone welcome back to Elon Musk Evolution where we bring you the most recent
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Bell icon so you don't miss any of our amazing videos according to musk a zombie virus that has
been trapped in the Arctic Ice has been feared as a possible effect of climate change over the past
10 years as the Arctic Ice begins to melt ancient organisms that have been dormant for thousands or
perhaps even millions of years will resurrect and infect animals or people these microorganisms have
been discovered in everything from glaciers to permafrost and the Arctic is packed with these
Frozen viruses and bacteria most of these viruses lurking in the ice are believed to be harmless
to humans and they are frequently found in the freezing remains of their buried victims but what
if the scientists are hiding something and what we believed were not true let's find out according to
musk zombie viruses are hiding in the ice and are just waiting for warmer temperatures to release
them from the Bubonic plague to smallpox deadly viruses and bacteria have coexisted with humans
throughout history we have developed the ability to fend against most viruses since the emergence
of modern humans but they constantly seem to come up with new ways to infect us just as with
bacteria antibiotics have been around for almost a century however bacteria also react by developing
an immunity to antibiotics it's an ongoing conflict but what if we were to unexpectedly come
into contact with a deadly bacteria or virus that has been extinct for thousands or perhaps millions
of years something we have never encountered before we're about to find out the truth
then how can a virus or bacteria survive in harsh conditions and resurrect at higher temperatures
because they are not technically alive musk stated viruses cannot technically perish
even while viruses have genetic material in the form of DNA or the related molecule RNA they are
unable to multiply and survive on their own an organism acting as a host must be invaded by a
virus which then steals the genetic code as a result some viruses are able to be Frozen
thawed and then reactivated so they can infect a host pithavirus subosum a member of the class
of giant viruses was discovered in 2014 100 feet below the surface of a frozen layer of
the Siberian permafrost where it had been dormant for at least 32 000 years in contrast to other
viruses this enormous class is 1.5 micrometers long and so large that it can be observed without
a special microscope the largest virus ever discovered it is 10 times bigger than the HIV
virus thousands of years ago the virus last caused an infection but it has recently reactivated in a
lab according to tests the giant virus multiplied inside amoeba cells before killing it although
that may sound terrifying the good news is that this virus cannot infect people that doesn't stop
the giant virus from posing the risk to humans though according to a virus researcher at the
French national Center for scientific research in Marseille in 2013. he found a sign of a giant new
virus an 11 month old boy with the Marseille virus had undergone surgery and was able to
recover from the infection the origins of an old virus that lived about 30 million years ago were
discovered by scientists in 2016. a widespread outbreak of an old class of retroviruses known
as ervfc that infected many different species including carnivores rodents and primates more
than 20 times they switched from one species to another trading genes with other viruses and
other bacteria with the exception of Australia and Antarctica these viruses spread to every
continent however bacteria can also be frozen in a state of suspended animation and when unfrozen
come back to life and infect other living things making them another type of ancient thing that
has been found frozen in ice alongside ancient viruses so that nobody is misled musk explains
that bacteria are free living cells that can exist inside or outside of a body while the existence of
viruses depends on their ability to infect and infect a host NASA scientists revived Ice Age
bacteria in 2005 after it had leaned dormant in an Alaskan frozen pond for thousands of years when
the scientists defrosted the ice a previously unidentified bacteria began swimming about on
the microscope slide its name is carnobacterium plistocenium and it belonged to the pleistocene
Epic when the Earth was still inhabited by woolly mammoths it is the First new species of bacteria
to be discovered Frozen in old ice the fact that the bacteria was found to be resistant
to three of the most used forms of antibiotics was the discovery's most frightening part an
isolated Siberian Town experienced an anthrax outbreak in 2016 which resulted in many Hospital
admissions and one fatality the permafrost was exposed after being thought out by The
Summer's Heat Wave revealing reindeer carcasses that were 75 years old and Afflicted with the
Fatal bacterium Russian biohazard Personnel were brought in to contain the threat after ordering
the evacuation of all nearby residents and the hot point before the infection could be stopped
thousands of reindeers died from it furthermore Anthrax bacteria-related deaths in reindeer have
claimed more than a million lives in the 20th century this has happened before so it's not
totally new it was typical to witness sheep Fields decimated by zombie Anthrax during the Medieval
ages shall Modi which means the cursed fields in French is how the fields were known the Arctic may
very well be a frozen cursed field spanning the permafrost which spans an area twice the size of
the U.S there are probably thousands of preserved Bodies In The Frozen Ground musk says some of
these people might have died from the smallpox virus While others might have died from the 1918
flu a type of virus that killed 50 million people worldwide but by finding it frozen and attempting
to thaw it out in the 1990s numerous scientists attempted to isolate the 1918 influenza virus the
smallpox virus was deliberately attempted to be revived by Russian scientists using a body
discovered in their Siberian permafrost the virus was found in fragments but it was unable
to cultivate it in a lab in light of this perhaps what should frighten us more than unfrozen zombie
viruses is what researchers might attempt to achieve in the lab say for instance that in 2009
a Russian researcher by the name of Dr Anatoly brushkov made the discovery of an ancient bacteria
known as bacillus F at a location called Mammoth Mountain in the akutsk region of Siberia it was
still alive despite the bacteria's older age but it was not extremely harmful early research
examined the impact of the bacteria on mice fruit flies and crops which was the exact reverse of
what happened the outcomes appear to indicate that everything the bacteria came into contact with
lived longer as if it were some sort of elixir of Life an epidemiologist from Russia described it
but that's not the amazing part Dr brushkoff made the decision to inject the bacteria into himself
and as since claimed to have recovered from all ailments not even a cold and to have more Vitality
it would be a good sign if the brave doctor survives to be be 100 years old however musk says
this does not imply that only old microbes have been found in the freezing Arctic where ancient
viruses and bacteria have been found amongst are from salt crystals that may be 250 million years
old that were discovered below ground in New Mexico USA researchers discovered bacteria this
indicates that these microorganisms were alive when the first dinosaurs began to roam the planet
after being removed from the crystals and placed in a laboratory flask with plenty of nutrients the
old bacteria came to life and started to multiply additionally salt crystals in central China had a
microorganism that was 33 to 48 million years old back in 1995 a researcher by the name of Raul Kano
and his team were able to revive bacteria that have been preserved in an amber-like drop of
tree sap that had been stuck to the stomach of an ancient bee that had lived 30 million years
earlier in light of the fact that bacteria like those that cause pneumonia have evolved to survive
inside of humans at body temperature rather than in Frozen soil should we really be concerned even
contagious diseases like the 1918 influenza virus and smallpox would struggle to spread again musk
says and as we just mentioned scientists have actually done this furthermore the heating rate
in the Arctic Circle is quickly Rising three times faster than that of the majority of the world and
as the ice and permafrost melt other infectious diseases could be recovered with Scientists
Reviving another virus that causes a global epidemic we may have more reason to be concerned
so is the zombie apocalypse coming many people are unsure whether to be concerned for their own flesh
in light of these revived zombie-like viruses even zombie apocalypse has risen to the number
two position on Google's list of trending search phrases because to the general Public's Collective
Fascination but don't worry the zombies won't be after you say government scientists according
to a Centers for Disease Control and prevention spokesperson the flesh-eating Living Dead are not
real in a report it was stated that CDC does not know of a virus or illness that might reanimate
the dead or one that would display zombie-like symptoms even the CDC has issued recommendations
with a zombie theme but what brought about the formal Assurance recall that in 2012 Rudy Eugene
a 31 year old guy from Miami was shot and killed by police when he was ravenously devouring the
face of a homeless man Eugene who may have been under the influence of bath salts at the time
of his brutal attack appeared Invincible to the bullet striking his bare body until he passed
out another case involves Alexander quinua a student in Maryland who is 21 years old
and admitted to eating his roommate's heart and parts of his brain after he had killed him it
is unknown what the Cannibal's motives are in the meantime Canadian authorities are looking
for Luca Rocco magnota a low-budget porn star who is suspected of killing and dismembering a
young man before eating The Corpse's flesh other body pieces were wrapped and sent through through
mail to Ottawa area political offices okay so zombies might not actually exist but the world
certainly has enough problems as it is anything is possible to happen so be sure to keep checking
back as we'll be sure to update all of our amazing viewers as soon as we learn more about the issue
despite the theoretical possibility of a pandemic with zombie-like symptoms musk concludes that we
shouldn't put a real-life zombie apocalypse at the top of our list of concerns however if
you're the type of person who loves to be ready for everything the CDC has a helpful although
tongue-in-cheek zombie apocalypse preparedness guide it advises creating an emergency plan and
stockpiling supplies such as food water medicine and other necessities at least you'll be prepared
for any true emergency that may arise even if the end of the world never comes and that
ends today's episode what do you think of this episode do you believe that these zombie-like
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