7 August 2020, 5:59 am EDT By Jamie P. Tech Times
Coronavirus has not yet ended. Worse, there is still no official vaccine nor cure to counter its attack on humans. However, China recently found out that another virus revolves around the country, has the same characteristics as the SARS-CoV-2. The virus is called ‘Novel Bunyavirus’ that relies on blood. Oh, don’t forget the Bubonic Plague on the list!

What is ‘Novel Bunyavirus’?

We are not yet on the moving forward phase on containing the COVID-19. However, China has discovered another virus with the same characteristics as the SARS-CoV-2 that results in Coronavirus.

A novel virus called ‘Bunyavirus’ is now being feared in China. The government already identifies seven deaths and more than 60 people infected with the said virus.

A local Australian News said that Sheng Jifang, an expert on the novel bunyavirus, said that a patient who had the virus that died three years ago later infected 16 people that had contact with the patient’s body. One of the 16 already died.

Shockingly, the transmission of Bunyavirus is very viral, just like COVID-19. According to medical experts, this specific virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, with sometimes signs of rashes. This means that Bunyavirus could also be transmitted from person to person. Compared to other kinds of viruses, the SARS-CoV-2 is more similar to Bunyavirus.

Here’s where they get different. People can be infected with Bunyavirus via tick bites. It means insects like ticks that are external insects, sucking blood on animals, can easily contain the said deadly virus. Thus, specifically, it can be spread to people through infected animals.

The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control explains that the virus can kill people of about 10% rate. Although it is smaller than COVID-19, this virus’s infection rate could go as far as the pandemic today.

Unfortunately, this novel virus has no vaccines nor cure yet. And it is what Chinese people have been worrying about since the problem with COVID-19 is not over.

Another Chinese virus re-emerged: Bubonic plague

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre, as the city and surrounding areas face local restrictions in an effort to avoid a local lockdown being forced upon the region, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020
Bubonic plague is also one of the deadliest new viruses that were found recently in China. According to a recent report of CNN, the Inner Mongolia region in the country already implemented lockdown after a resident died on the same virus.

This was the first death since the virus got re-emerged in China. For those of you who didn’t know, the Bubonic plague is one of the three deadliest plagues in history. It causes humans to have painful, swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills, and coughing.

Previously, Tech Times reported that the World Health Organization said that this virus does not pose high-risk problems for humans.