Chapter 229: The Crazy Evolution of the Influenza A Virus

The supervisor of the collection room takes a sample of the germ.

Shen Qiang just felt that his heart was beating hard.

Influenza A is highly pathogenic to humans, has caused many worldwide pandemics, and among the influenza viruses of type A, B and C, influenza A virus is the most likely to mutate, and once an influenza pandemic occurs, it is usually caused by the emergence of new subtypes of influenza A viruses or the recurrence of old subtypes.

After getting the influenza A virus, it only takes seventy-two hours, and it can complete its final evolution under the control of the source of the plague, and at that time, whether Shen Qiang uses it to infect the enemy, or uses antibodies to treat diseases and save people, it is as simple as eating and drinking!

Not only that, but what surprised Shen Qiang even more was Streptococcus pneumoniae.

In general, in pyococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae is second only to Staphylococcus aureus in pathogenicity.

With these two germs, once there is a fight with someone, influenza A and pneumonia will soon be fatal.

Looking at the director of the collection room excitedly and handing over the samples of the two germs to himself, Shen Qiang was overjoyed, and while politely thanking him, he said that he wanted to invite the director of the collection room to dinner, but the director of the collection room refused.

In his words, it's all a gesture.

After all, these strains are monitored by collecting air and incubating bacteria, so even after culture, the number of colonies is very small, and the concentration is very low.

As soon as I got the strain, Director Chen's phone rang.

As soon as the phone was connected, Shen Qiang on the side heard Dean Su's angry voice.

"Where are you? Go back to your office, and I'll deduct your bonus if you leave your post again!"

Hanging up the phone, Director Chen was embarrassed: "Shen Qiang, I have to go back to duty, how are you, go to work or go back?"

Shen Qiang smiled: "You are busy with you, of course I will go back, anyway, there are two days before the contract expires, and there is no salary to pay, Director Wang has also fallen, it is not interesting to continue to work here, I will leave." ”

Once again, I asked the director of the collection room to have dinner with him another day, and asked for his contact information.

Shen Qiang drove home happily.

When he arrived at home, after rushing upstairs, Shen Qiang took a look at the cultivating golden cicada as usual.

found that she was still in a state of cultivation, and there was still no change.

"Perhaps, she should also have a chance to succeed in cultivation. ”

Shen Qiang thought.

But watching from the sidelines, it can't help.

Shen Qiang, who returned upstairs, decided to immediately give the source of the plague the influenza A virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Just thinking that these two germs needed to enter his body in order to get the source of the plague, Shen Qiang felt a little disgusted.

Almost at the same time, he seemed to sense Shen Qiang's thoughts.

The babbling source of the plague came with a message: "Daddy can just dip his finger in it." ”

Shen Qiang was stunned: "I'll dip my fingers in it, can you eat it?"

"I couldn't before, but after cultivating the Great Luo Tianhua Tribulation Heart Sutra, I can now. ”

The source of the plague's reply surprised Shen Qiang.

With the protection of the skin, then it will be much safer to use the source of the plague in the future.

After all, many germs are terrifying.

Put your finger in the culture box containing the influenza A bacterium.

Shen Qiang only felt a slight numbness in his fingertips.

Then I felt the excitement of the source of the plague in my mind.

"Delicious, delicious!"

Shen Qiang, who had a turn of mind, entered the sea of knowledge, and immediately saw the 9 leaves of the source of the plague, and he was trembling with excitement.

"See the master!" Qingxuan knelt on one knee in front of Shen Qiang.

"Get up, feel free to do whatever you want, no need to be polite. Shen Qiang commanded, and then focused on the leaves of the source of the plague that had absorbed the influenza A virus.

In fact, influenza A viruses are divided into many subtypes based on different H and N antigens.

At present, H can be divided into 17 subtypes (H1~H17) and N has 10 subtypes (N1~N10).

Among them, only H1N1, H2N2, and H3N2 mainly infect humans.

The natural reservoir for many other subtypes is a variety of birds and animals.

So in a strict sense, the so-called avian influenza is also a variant of the influenza A virus.

Shen Qiang had been thinking and guessing that the evolution of the source of the plague and the germs should be classified according to the different pathogenic vectors, so that this influenza virus should naturally be distinguished from human influenza and avian influenza.

But in just an instant, the most basic influenza A virus has developed from h1N1 to H1N2 and h1N3......

Keep an eye on the frantically evolving influenza A germ in the leaves.

I don't know how long it took.

When those influenza A viruses evolved to H1N10 and then stopped for about two or three minutes, H2N1 appeared!

This made Shen Qiang's mind boom, not only his thoughts were instantly cheerful, but his mood was also instantly happy.

It seems that I did think too much about it before.

Influenza A is the most harmful to poultry with the H5, H7 and H9 subtypes.

So far, it has been found that the avian influenza viruses that can directly infect humans are actually subtypes of influenza A viruses.

They mainly include: A(H1N1), H5N1, H7N1, H7N2, H7N3, H7N7, H7N9, H9N2 and H10N8.

Among them, the H1, H5, and H7 subtypes are highly pathogenic.

The highest fatality rate is H5N1.

In general, avian influenza viruses do not infect animals other than birds and pigs.

However, in 1997, 18 cases of H5N1 human avian influenza infection were reported in Hong Kong for the first time, of which 6 died, and up to one-third of the mortality rate attracted widespread global attention.

Since 1997, there have been several incidents of avian influenza virus infecting people in the world.

Avian influenza viruses such as H5N1, H7N7, H7N9, and H9N2, which are highly pathogenic, have the ability to spread from person to person once they mutate, leading to human epidemics of avian influenza.

And now, if the influenza A viruses in the source of the plague continue to evolve in this order.

Then the avian influenza virus H5N1, which has the highest lethality rate, will soon evolve.

In other words, as long as there is an influenza A virus, there is no need to deliberately engage in this thing.

This discovery made Shen Qiang feel comfortable.

It's just that it looks like we need to go back to Bikang again, because there are three kinds of influenza viruses, A, B, C, and III, and now that A, B, and B have all of them, it is undoubtedly a perfect choice to collect all the C-types.

Once the seventy-two hour evolution is complete.

At that time, if there is another bird flu epidemic, then it will be as weak as a toy in front of Shen Qiang, and it will be vulnerable.