Khosta-2 virus raises alarm; nothing to fear: Scientists
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Scientists finding Khosta-2, a kind of coronavirus which can infect humans, in Russian bats, has raised concerns globally on the possibility of the virus infecting humans. Dr Kiran Madhala, HoD, critical care department, Nizamabad government hospital, said many viruses have jumped from animals to humans, like the Ebola virus and monkeypox. But viruses cannot directly infect humans, they have to mutate to do so and that may take a long time,” Dr Madhala said. As of now Khosta-2 is just one of the millions of such viruses.” Dr Burri said instances of viruses transmitting from animals to humans were on the rise due to an increase in exploitation of land and resources by humans, which have increased contact between humans and animals.
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