Research on deadly viruses is necessary in order to understand the risk and to come up with countermeasures.
Have you ever heard of USAMRIID? That is the US Army Research Institute of Infectious Disease. One of its missions is to research those highly deadly viruses. People wear space suits and work in containment labs with these viruses. They work with Ebola, Marburg, hantavirus, monkeypox virus, and various encephalitis viruses.
How bad of a problem do you think rabies would be if it weren't for researchers who were willing to risk their lives to study it? We don't think of rabies much, since we vaccinate animals against it and we have an effective prophylactic treatment for people with known or suspected exposures. But rabies, if you are exposed and start to show symptoms, is 100% fatal.
FYI, Chinese labs that work with deadly viruses use the same precautions as US, Canadian, and European labs that work with them. They are called "biosafety labs."
Not quite 100%. The Milwaukee protocol has shown some success in treating symptomatic rabies infection. A few dozen people have survived rabies.
It doesn't work all the time, but if I were bit and started to show symptoms, I'd give it a go!
FYI, calling a Chinese facility a "biosafety lab" Doesn't make it safe.
The Chinese are infamous for cutting corners...
Quote: “FYI, Chinese labs that work with deadly viruses use the same precautions as US, Canadian, and European labs that work with them. They are called “biosafety labs.” “
Yep. The Wuhan ‘biosafety lab’ certainly worked well with in containing the CCP-Coronavirus! </sarc>
“FYI, Chinese labs that work with deadly viruses use the same precautions as US, Canadian, and European labs that work with them. They are called “biosafety labs.”
Thank God that worked so well with covid when they released it.