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What would happen if viruses did not exist

What would happen if viruses did not exist

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Top Doctors editorial
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Created by: Top Doctors editorial
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 04/07/2020

Concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic, negative impressions about viruses stand out, as the new Coronavirus has currently caused extensive damage worldwide.


What are viruses?

Viruses are small parts of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) or Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and most are encapsulated in a protein-based envelope and require living cells to reproduce.


The way in which viruses spread is very varied, since it can be by air by breathing, by eating food, by sexual contact or by transmission of insect bites, among others.


If someone could disappear the viruses, obviously more than one person would do it without thinking, taking into account the difficult situation that the new Coronavirus is currently experiencing. However, it is not so easy to contemplate a world without viruses.


What would happen if viruses did not exist?

Viruses are found in virtually every ecosystem on the planet. Although a large number of these have been discovered, it is uncertain how many actually exist, but experts estimate that they are millions of them.


"If all viruses suddenly disappear, the world would be a wonderful place for about a day and a half ... All the essential things they do in the world far outweigh the bad," says Dr. Tony Goldberg, Specialist in Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, since it would cause very harmful consequences.


Most viruses play a fundamental role in the maintenance of ecosystems, or they maintain the health of various organisms such as plants, fungi, insects, and even humans. They contribute to the balance and preservation of the biodiversity of the entire world.


Most people are unaware of the role of viruses in maintaining much of life on Earth, and tend to focus on those that cause harm to health. It should be noted that there are also types of benign viruses, they are even used as therapeutic agents to treat certain types of diseases.


Therefore, it is actually difficult to imagine the world without viruses, since they are part of the balance of the world.


Therefore, it is important to stay informed about the virus that is attacking the world, for example, in the case of SARS-CoV-2, the ideal is to stay home to avoid contagion. Remember that nowadays technology plays an important role to carry out all kinds of activities, which can range from entertainment to health care, where Telemedicine can be used.


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