Experimental Oncology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Received on 08 May 2022; revised on 10 June 2022; accepted on 12 June 2022
If the attacking force has a vaccine before the attack, will inflict a crippling damage on the enemy. Thus, virus emerges as potential danger since they can be used in the development of such weapons. The reported of a neurotropic strain influenza A virus (IAV) induced the conversion of normal prion protein (PrPC) into infectious prion protein (PrPSc) as well as formation of infectious prions bring out the danger of a type of prion/virus as unprecedented infectious pathogens that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases. Due to their singular characteristics a virus inducer of prion disease can be a stealth advantage for the attacker if he has an effective vaccine. Therefore, lethal prion/virus can be developed by malicious researchers who could use it to attack political enemies.
Virus; Prions; Biochemical Weapons; Pandemic
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Eric Almeida Xavier. Prion/virus the danger of biological weapons. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2022, 10(03), 031–035. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2022.10.3.0087