Yaravirus: Another Dangerous Virus Discovered d In Brazil

Yaravirus is a virus that has just recently been found in an artificial lake called the Lake Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, a city in Brazil and this discovery has puzzled scientists as only 10% of this virus is understandable. In comparison, the other 90% of the virus seems like something new.

The Yaravirus was named after a goddess.

There is no formal way of naming a virus, and since the virus was found in a lake, the scientists who found the virus decided to name it after a water-queen goddess from Brazilian mythology. The virus was discovered by Mr. Bernard La Scola from the Aix-Marseille University of France and Mr. Jonatas S. Abrahao from Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais. The two researchers specialize in viruses found in water, but the discovery of the Yaravirus shocked them both.

About 90% of the virus is still unknown and unidentified, and only six genes can be clearly identified because of their similarity with 8,500 other genes found in the index. Knowing only about 10% about this virus is an alarming situation but is also a good discovery because if this virus is better understood up to 100%, then we may have better chances of fighting future viruses that may attack humanity.

So far, the Yaravirus is not as harmful as the coronavirus because it is not in circulation yet.