By STACY LIBERATORE
FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 07:32 EST, 4 November 2023
UPDATED: 10:59 EST, 4 November 2023
Paul Duprex, a virologist at the University of Pittsburgh, told The Atlantic that rubulaviruses, one of the paramyxovirus subfamily that includes mumps, are of concern.
Humans, apes, pigs and dogs are natural hosts and are easily infected in close quarters.
And then there is measles, first documented in the 9th century by a Persian doctor.
It was not until 1757 that a Scottish physician discovered an infectious agent in patients' blood that caused the virus.
Emmie de Wit, the chief of the molecular-pathogenesis unit at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, told The Atlantic that measles could eventually be eradicated, ending the need for vaccinations.
However, when this happened with smallpox, mpox appeared to take its place.
Strengthening Australia's Pandemic Preparedness, a report published in 2022, addresses paramyxoviruses: 'As the world continues to better understand these connections between human, animal, plant and environmental health, viruses are moving from animals to humans at 'alarming rates.
'In addition to known viruses, on average, two novel viruses appear in humans each year, and the proportion that gives rise to larger outbreaks is growing.
'Many of these viruses have pandemic potential - the potential to spread across multiple continents.'
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