Black Plague In Movies: A Super Virus
We’ve all seen movies like the terminator or godzilla, but could a catastrophe like that ever truly happen? There are many theories on how the world will end like black holes in space, a nuclear war, or an asteroid that hits earth. One theory though seems a bit more bit more plausible, a super virus. A super virus is a virus, or bacteria that could spread around the world, killing millions of people wherever it goes. Since it has already happened once, the black plague in the 1300s, there is a possibility of another one happening. We are also at a greater risk for this occurring because of commercial travel. People could infect each other and not even know it, then fly to Europe and know it’s a pandemic. The truth of this comes from the pandemic
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Humans have used biochemical weapons for thousands of years. One of the first notable uses of biochemical weapons was during the black plaque. Castles would catapult deceased victims of the plaque at enemies (Unknown 5). Another example is in the 1700s European soldiers gave smallpox infected blankets to Native American tribes. Although these were primitive ways of spreading a disease, they worked very well. Imagine the person you’re sitting next to on an airplane sneezes. That sneeze could contain a chemically engineered bacteria that could have the potential to wipe out the human race. Right now there are two known locations of the smallpox virus, the USA and Russia. If either of those countries happen to release it, it would start a war on bacteria. Also, there’s a possibility that there’s a crazy scientist out there working on a superbug. He or she could release it at an airport and the entire world would stop. We’d have medical guinnesses working day and night trying to create a medicine to stop it. There would be major losses to the entire world population. A biochemical weapon has the potential to bring the world to its
Humans have used biochemical weapons for thousands of years. One of the first notable uses of biochemical weapons was during the black plaque. Castles would catapult deceased victims of the plaque at enemies (Unknown 5). Another example is in the 1700s European soldiers gave smallpox infected blankets to Native American tribes. Although these were primitive ways of spreading a disease, they worked very well. Imagine the person you’re sitting next to on an airplane sneezes. That sneeze could contain a chemically engineered bacteria that could have the potential to wipe out the human race. Right now there are two known locations of the smallpox virus, the USA and Russia. If either of those countries happen to release it, it would start a war on bacteria. Also, there’s a possibility that there’s a crazy scientist out there working on a superbug. He or she could release it at an airport and the entire world would stop. We’d have medical guinnesses working day and night trying to create a medicine to stop it. There would be major losses to the entire world population. A biochemical weapon has the potential to bring the world to its