Diane's

Diane's

by Deleted user -
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The virus would be KANK Virus named after Kangaroos and Kristen, the first victim of the KINK virus. It would be an RNA virus of a high level of mutation. The symptoms are a shortage of breath, high fever, vomiting, dizziness, weakened immune system, joint pain, and coughing. It takes about a month for the symptoms to be severe, and it can be transmitted from human to human before the symptoms notice, which makes it a good virus. 

 Kangaroos blood samples showed the KINK Virus positive but happened to be a dead-end host, not a reservoir because the virus kills them — a bird called Galahs appears to be the KINK virus reservoir animal. Galahs are found in all Australian States, and they often eat both native plants, cultivated crops, and seeds that have fallen to the ground. The researcher confirms that Kangaroos are infected through grazing and eating fruits dropping of Galahs's leftovers since they love living in open grasses areas.

 KANK virus is transmitted from Kangaroo to human through the body fluids, meat, and direct contact like petting. From human to human, KINKA virus is transmitted through contact with certain body fluids, airborne route, and direct transmission. KANK virus is most common in Australia, which is the land of host and reservoir animals. It takes about 40 to 60 days to die from KINK Virus.  People are more likely to develop other chronic diseases in the process due to the immune deficiency, and more people die of shortness of breath due to blockage in arteries of the heart. There is no cure for infected humans and Kangaroos yet. But a safe vaccines for human and Kangaroos have been approved to bring an outbreak to an end.

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by Jonah Dennis -
Diane I like that we both chose virus with asymptomatic periods where hosts are still infectious as well as infecting both humans and animals. Your KANK virus seems very infectious and scary since it exists in both air and direct contact. We also both chose birds as the reservoir so it can spread far and fast. I like your use of kangaroos as a dead end host this is smart and I didn't think about the use of a dead end host to amplify the spillover into humans. The presentation of KANK as flu-like symptoms is cool too since many people will not go to get medical help until it is far too late as the virus will have grown into levels that doctors can not treat. Using a vaccine is smart and makes KANK seem like rabies since it doesnt have a cure but does have a vaccine.

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