ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS VIRUS DISCOVERED- “YARA VIRUS”
- Vidisha rawat

- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min read

The whole world is still struggling with the Coronavirus, several people are suffering from the outbreak, the economy is crumbling, the mental wellbeing of people is getting affected and scientists have discovered a new strand of a virus –the Yara virus. Viruses are the most mysterious creature on planet earth. Scientists are finding the cure of the coronavirus, amidst all this Yara virus has been discovered.
In feb2020 researcher, Jônatas Abrahão, a virologist at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte made his discovery while working on viruses. Abrahão made his discovery while working on viruses in an artificial lake in Brazil. According to several scientists, this is one of a kind virus, and studies are being conducted to know about its future possibility.
The name Yara virus has an interesting story behind it. According to the daily post, Scientists have named it after a mermaid who lured soldiers underwater to their death.
So Yaravirus has been named from the mythological mermaid –Yara.
The most unique feature of the Yara virus is that 90% of its genes have never been seen before. What scientists have been working on is the fact that these types of viruses may or may not prove fatal soon.
Researchers globally are working on the cure and solution through which viruses could not harm us. Be the case of coronavirus which is causing mass fatalities and destruction to the nation”s social, economic structure and most adversely on the mental health of the citizens. It creates havoc and panic in the mind which even leads to lower immunity and hampers a person’s wellbeing.
WHO should foster harmony amidst all of this and promote more research to be conducted on these viruses. At the time of crisis, all nations need to work together and bring world peace.
Be it coronavirus, hantavirus, or Yara virus all the scientists and researchers are doing their best, what we need to do is maintain proper hygiene, boost our immunity, balanced diet, and most importantly to be calm and composed at the time of crisis.
The need is to have a positive attitude towards life and live in harmony




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