Chapter 137: Origin of the Virus
National Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Boston, USA.
This is a biovirology laboratory with the highest biosafety level, Level 4.
The laboratory houses the world's most contagious and deadly viruses with no specific antidote, such as anthrax, cholera, Ebola, etc., so it is often referred to as the Devil's Lab.
There are only 14 such biological laboratories in the world.
Because the virus in the laboratory is too terrible, this laboratory has been in a state of high security since its establishment, and has set up the most complete and strict security system to ensure that the virus in it will not leak to the outside world and cause a huge biochemical disaster.
Over the years, the National Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases has not had any safety issues.
However, this security routine has been completely broken today.
In the virus database of the laboratory, a virus sample that had just been sent for a long time disappeared!
Dr. Hans, the top head of the laboratory, stood in the virus reservoir and looked at the vacancy on the shelf, his face pale.
He couldn't figure out why the laboratory had such a tight security system and so many heavily armed guards, but no one had been found to have infiltrated!
What made him even more puzzled was that this virus was found under the thousands of meters of ice in Antarctica, and it was not long after it was discovered, and the time it took to send it to the laboratory was even shorter, only a few days, how could it be targeted?
Is there a leak in the lab?
Dr. Hans was full of doubts, but he didn't think much about it.
Recourse is not the focus of his mind at the moment, and his most important goal now is to recover the virus sample.
Because the virus that was stolen was not an ordinary virus, but an ancient virus that was at least tens of thousands of years old.
Due to the freezing of the ice, the virus has been dormant.
However, once the freeze is lifted, the virus will immediately wake up, showing a terrifying lethality!
They have already experimented with this virus, and once a person is infected with this virus, in just three days, they will bleed to death in seven orifices, which is faster than Ebola, and the mortality rate is as high as 100%, there is no cure!
What's even more terrifying is that the virus is extremely contagious and can spread through the air.
Once this ancient virus breaks out, it will be equivalent to a biochemical nuclear bomb, and countless people will die because of it!
Thinking of the possible consequences of the virus outbreak, the beads of sweat on Dr. Hans's head fell in large pieces.
"Notify the FBI and local police! Samples of the virus must be recovered immediately, the sooner the better!" he ordered his assistant in a loud voice.
After receiving the report from the laboratory, the local police in Boston immediately launched a carpet search with unprecedented force, making sure to recover the thief and the ancient virus sample.
The FBI has joined in, leading the investigation in hopes of retrieving samples of the virus.
For a time, the Boston area sirens whistled and the atmosphere was tense.
However, the thief and the ancient virus sample, as if they had sunk into the sea, have been silent ever since.
Soon after, a new type of highly lethal infectious disease first appeared in the suburbs of Boston and began to spread quietly.
Han Ye, who was far away in Nanling, didn't have the heart to pay attention to the situation on the other side of the ocean, he was anxious about the upcoming final exam.
The final grade of each course at NTU is calculated based on a combination of attendance and final exam scores.
Attendance accounts for 30 percent of the total grade.
But because he is busy with many things, he has almost no attendance rate in any subject, which can be done.
If he can't get a good score in the exam, and the points deducted from the attendance rate will be made up, then he will be suspended.
Under this grim situation, Han Ye temporarily stopped all other activities, concentrated on class, must arrive at every class, and listened to the lectures very seriously, studied extra hard, and went to the library whenever he had time, which was like a fight with the scholar Li Wei.
Fortunately, as soon as Charlene was free, she also accompanied him to the library, men and women matched, and they were not tired of working, but they were not lonely.
After self-study that night, Han Ye returned to the dormitory from the library, Zhang Zhen didn't see a trace, and he didn't know where to run, Li Wei sat on the bed reading books and reviewing his homework, but Zhou Weicheng was watching news videos in front of the computer.
Since he didn't wear headphones and the sound was turned on relatively loudly, the sound of the news broadcast came out of the computer clearly:
“…… The type I virus found in Boston, USA, has now killed nearly 10 people and infected hundreds of people, causing a huge panic in the Boston area. All infected people have now been quarantined and treated.
Experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they have not yet found an effective treatment and expect the death toll to rise......"
Han Ye threw the book on the computer desk and teased: "When others watch videos, they all watch something light and funny, just pick some negative things to watch, watch too much and be careful is not good for physical and mental health." ”
"What do you know, I call me caring about international current affairs!" Zhou Weicheng pouted, "The type I virus discovered in the United States this time is an unusual, very terrible virus, surpassing Ebola, and now it has been listed as the most dangerous virus in the world. ”
"Is that scary? You're exaggerating. Listening to the news just now, it doesn't seem to be too serious. Han Ye chatted with him without a match, and at the same time washed his face and brushed his teeth, preparing to go to bed.
"It's not serious?" Zhou Weicheng raised his voice, "With the developed medical technology level and emergency response mechanism in the United States, so many people have died and hundreds of people have been infected, which is already a big event!"
What's more, it was only a few days since the virus was discovered and spread.
At the beginning of the transmission, the speed was slower due to the small number of people, but as the virus increased, the scope of its spread will become more and more extensive, and if it cannot be controlled quickly, the virus may spread all over the world. ”
"How can it be so terrifying?" Han Ye smiled disappreciatively, "Instead of worrying about the country and the people so much, you should worry about whether you can pass the final exam first." ”
"I'm different from you, I'm a good student, my attendance rate is super high, I basically don't deduct points, and as for the final exam, it's much easier. Zhou Weicheng smiled and gloated.
Han Ye's face was suddenly full of black lines: "You are deliberately showing off, right?"
"Who told you to have less than half of your attendance, give me a chance to show off? If you don't show off at this time, when will you wait? I hope you get a good grade in the final exam, otherwise, it will be cool to take it again. ”
After speaking, he laughed, and went to visit the door with a proud face, leaving Han Ye, who was depressed, alone in the dormitory.