The Next Pandemic CouldCome From Glaciers

According to scientists' research, the next pandemic could come from glaciers! So, what is this pandemic? Here are the details!

In line with the analysis carried out on the Arctic lake, some conclusions were reached. According to these results, viruses and bacteria on the glaciers will infect wildlife with the melting. The pandemic that will emerge with the researches will not be caused by creatures such as birds and bats. Melting glaciers will cause the emergence of a new pandemic. In the genetic analysis of Arctic Hazen Lake soil, melting glaciers reveal the risk of viral spread. As a result of the findings; glaciers will melt as global temperatures increase.

In this way, bacteria and viruses in the melting glaciers will begin to spread into the environment. This research was published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Research was conducted by the University of Aix Marseille in France in 2014. Scientists at the university's National Scientific Research Center carried out a different study. Viruses taken from the frozen soils in Siberia were revived. Jean-Michel Claverie, one of the research team, made special statements to the BBC on the subject. Claverie described the emergence of ice sheets as a "disaster".

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Major Pandemics Affecting the World

With the Covid-19 pandemic, which emerged in late 2019 and caused more than 6.5 million people to die in the world, other major outbreaks have started to be wondered about. We can list the outbreaks that caused millions to lose their lives as follows:

The Spanish Plague

The plague that affected Spain was dubbed the "Black Death". Over 76 thousand people died in the country.

Plague Epidemic (Black Death)

The "Black Death" is one of the deadliest epidemics in human history. Millions of people around the world lost their lives to the plague.

Cholera Epidemic

It is a disease caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. Cholera, which causes intestinal infection and severe diarrhea, has unfortunately killed many people.

Spanish Influenza

In 1918-1920, many people died from the Spanish flu.

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak

The outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever is caused by 4 different RNA viruses. It is estimated that more than 15 million people have died worldwide.

Typhus Epidemic

Another disease that gripped the world was the typhus epidemic. It took the lives of 20,000 people.