On the evening of May 7, 2022, a red glow appeared in the sky in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. The local meteorological office says the red glow was the result of light reflecting off low-level clouds. Not all residents accepted this explanation.
It was recalled that a similar incident occurred in 1770 when in many countries a bloody sky was visible in the sky for nine days. In 2017, Japanese scientists published an article in Astrophysics Express, suggesting that the event in 1770 was due to large-scale solar activity.
The Chinese authorities are trying to explain the incident with the lights of fishing boats reflecting off the low clouds. If it could trigger such spectacles, the bloody sky should be a much more popular phenomenon. Much more likely a red glow is a test mark of some (space) weapon. Or, it could be some unknown physical phenomenon.
Zombies Would Wipe Out Humans in Less than 100 Days
Research by students at the University of Leicester shows that the zombie apocalypse wouldn't last long. Mathematical models show that within 100 days of the zombie outbreak, only 273 people would be left alive in the world.
It is quite surprising that the potential epidemic of a virus that turns people into mindless zombies is the subject of scientific research. In 2013, microbiologists Jonathan D. Dinman and Samantha Price stated that an outbreak of such an epidemic is quite possible and that the zombie virus exists in a way in the form of rabies - the infection is almost 100% fatal, and turns a person into a "living dead" for a moment and it reprograms his behavior to bite other people, thereby spreading the infection. However, the rabies virus would have to evolve because in its present form it kills its victim just days after the onset of symptoms.
Students from the University of Leicester decided to check how dangerous a zombie epidemic could be. It was taken into account that each zombie would have a 90% chance of finding one victim in a day and could survive 20 days without human flesh. With a starting population of 7.5 billion people and the appearance of only one zombie, there would be an epidemic in just 20 days.
In the absence of any geographic isolation, the world's human population would drop to 181 within 100 days of the pandemic outbreak. The situation would not be much better if the spread of zombies was hampered by geographical factors - 100 days after the outbreak began, only 273 people would be left alive.
In subsequent simulations, students increased the zombie lifespan to one year, but gave humans a 10 percent chance of killing one creature in a day. Human reproduction was also included - the ability of a woman of reproductive age to bear one child every three years was added. A more elaborate mathematical model showed that all zombies would be extinct a thousand days after the outbreak began, and 9,000 days later, humanity would begin to recover again.
Theories about the end of the world, or more specifically the end of mankind, have multiplied in recent years. In fact, the human species can become extinct in many ways: it is enough to strike a huge asteroid, erupt from the Cleveland volcano, or even World War III, in which weapons of mass destruction will be used.
The very term "end of the world" refers to the end of something concrete, but most often it is about the end of our species. Humanity is very divided on this topic. Many end dates have been set in the past, but none have worked, and new ones are still being created in the meantime. At this point, the sentence: "How many people, so many sentences" fits perfectly. Some believe that the end is yet to come. Others say that the end of the world is already here, but this process is taking place slowly, while still others often say with a smile on their faces that they have already lived through so many ends of the world and will survive the next ones.
There is a theory according to which the day will come when the living people will have to face the zombies and the struggle for survival will begin. The vast majority are rather disbelieving about this, tapping their forehead. What if such a day does come and zombies start attacking living people? The video below shows an advertisement for the American company Hornady, which launched special ammunition to fight zombies on the market 2 years ago.
The company ensures that this is not a joke and the manufacturer's warning at the end of the advertisement is to prove it. It reads as follows:
"Zombie Max ammunition is not a toy and is only intended to fight zombies, also known as living dead, undead, etc. It should not be used against humans, plants or animals."
It is also necessary to mention the events that took place in mid-2012 in the USA. In a relatively short period of time, the media reported cases of cannibalism. The attackers aimed to kill and then consume the organs of their victims. In most cases, the cannibals ate part of the other person's brain. The attackers, however, looked hypnotized and it is difficult to say whether they were aware of what they were doing.
US residents panicked and argued that the shocking events were due to a disease that drives them crazy. With time, however, various theories appeared according to which these events could be caused by some new type of drugs or even bath salts. There have also been rumors that Miami striker Rudy Eugene was a carrier of the LQP-79 virus, but we'll come back to that later. The only thing the American government has done is reassured them with claims that there is no apocalypse ahead because zombies do not exist.
The above claims somehow do not match the exercises that were conducted at the University of Michigan in April this year. As Dr. Eden Wells from Epidemiology, the apocalyptic vision of a zombie attack sounds ridiculous, but if we prepare for any potential threat, even the most unimaginable catastrophe - we will be prepared for literally anything. Does it make sense, then, to prepare for something that supposedly does not exist?
The American government has warned against zombies more than once. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has even posted a guide on its website, thanks to which we will be able to increase our chances of survival in the event of an "epidemic that turns people into zombies": http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies. html. Two scientists recently spoke about a virus that could possibly lead to such a catastrophe, and interestingly it turns out that the threat from bloodthirsty zombies is by no means made up.
Jonathan D. Dinman, professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland, believes that the so-called zombie virus exists in a sense in the form of rabies. The scientist added that infection with the rabies virus is almost 100% fatal, ie it turns a person into a "living corpse" for a moment and reprograms his behavior to bite other people, thanks to which the infection spreads.
According to prof. Dinman, the rabies virus would have to somehow evolve because in its present form it kills its victim just days after the onset of symptoms. However, the first symptoms appear after the incubation period and include anxiety, confusion, hallucinations, drooling, hydrophobia, photophobia, and paralysis or over-excitement like rage. The incubation period itself can last from 10 days to even a year, which is why, according to scientist, the spread of the virus is not as fast and dangerous as it is shown in zombie movies.
Dr. Samantha Price, a biomedical scientist says rabies is associated with dogs, but the virus is now likely to mutate to a form that resembles a zombie virus, provided it becomes less lethal.
Prof. Dinman believes that rabies can literally become a zombie virus if it does not kill the host but instead begins to control its brain and force its victim to bite other people, which means that it continues to spread. The rabies virus would have to be transformed so that it does not cause an acute infection, as in the case of the Ebola virus which kills its victim quickly but leads to chronic infection, like herpes. Moreover, the mutant virus should deprive its victim of the ability to think independently.
Returning to the 2012 cases of cannibalism, a man reported to a local hospital in the Brazilian city of Santos on the night of June 18, complaining of headaches, fatigue, and extreme thirst. Blood tests confirmed Lyssavirus Quas Paramyxoviridae (LQP-79) infection and the man was quarantined immediately. Investigations showed that he had been involved in a fight even before his arrival at the hospital. The man said he was attacked by two people in Praia Grade who beat him, however, he was also scratched and bitten.
About an hour after the investigation, the quarantined man became lethargic, very tired, and did not know where he was. Then there were events that could certainly be used to film a horror movie with zombies in the lead role. The man's behavior deteriorated unexpectedly and he began to show hostility and aggression. According to officials, the patient managed to free himself from all security measures, and when the staff and government security guards were unable to keep him in the room, it was decided to shoot him. Moments later, the man unexpectedly got up and tried to attack the doctor, but was shot again.
In this case, the aggressive behavior was caused by the LQP-79 virus, and to come back to the situation in Miami, Rudy Eugene, according to some people, could also be a carrier of it. In an article published on July 8, 2012 in Dailymail, you can learn that toxicological studies have confirmed that the cannibal attacker was only under the influence of marijuana. However, as Local10 reported, Eugene was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the past. So officially, it was theorized that his behavior was caused by these two factors: marijuana and schizophrenia.
Now one can only wonder if all the cases of cannibalism and aggression mentioned above are related to the LQP-79 virus or the rabies mutation, or if they are meaningless and not worth bothering about. On the one hand, the subject of the zombie apocalypse is rather ridiculed, but on the other hand, some people may find a contradiction: there are cases of cannibalism, and two microbiologists say that the appearance of a zombie in the future (unknown how far) is possible and the American government has denied this. So who do you listen to?
When the apocalypse in question was really about to happen, we would certainly not have been informed in advance so as not to cause panic. However, one day the world depicted in movies such as "Resident Evil" or "Dawn of the Living Dead" may turn out to be our reality.
As curiosity about this topic, it is worth mentioning the fungus Cordyceps unilateralism, which was discovered in one of the Brazilian rainforests, which can infect an ant and literally take control of its brain so that it transports it to a favorable place for growth. An example taken from nature raises the question of whether mankind or some individuals are not similarly controlled.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fungus-makes-zombie-ants
http://www.prlog.org/11902729-lqp-79-infection-detected-in-santos-brazil.html
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112964783/zombie-virus-could-be-reality-exclusive-100213/
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