What is the deadliest virus ever and its genetic makeup?
There are two different ways to answer this question, so Ill answer twice. Influenza. The Flu, over history is responsible for more deaths than any other. In 1918, the Spanish Flu devastated the human species, killing more than 50 million people worldwide, a record for viruses. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (H.I.V.) is a more recent virus which is just as deadly, so it doesn’t have the numbers that Influenza does. Influenza also has the ability to adapt and form new strains every flu season, making it hard to combat and rendering the inoculations (or Flu shots) more ineffective and less reliable each year. In regards to what virus kills the quickest, the Ebola Virus wins first place. It kills when your vital organs basically liquefy in place and you die. This can happen within the first 24 to 48 hours from exposure to the virus. Answer 2: Ebola is widely considered the “nastiest” of viral diseases. It is compared to AIDS in many ways. Fortunately, the Ebola Virus is not extremely co
