Virus Appreciation Day – October 3, 2022 history significance
Virus Appreciation Day has been commemorated annually on October 3. Wondering why to celebrate a day for the virus and appreciating it? It can be taken in either way. One is the Virus Appreciation Day lets you know respect and learn more about different viruses. The other one is that this day is the best opportunity to take the time to find and get aware of serious infections.
History of Virus Appreciation Day
Let’s start off with explaining the difference between bacteria, and a virus. First off, bacteria are classically alive, by which we mean they have all the metrics that define life, most importantly of all, cell-structure. Virii, on the other hand, are not quite alive, they’re more like randomly wandering bits of DNA with an attitude problem and a suit of protein-based armor.
So why would we want to appreciate virii? They can’t possibly be helpful, can they? Think that, dear reader, and you would be sorely mistaken. Allow us to introduce one virus that isn’t just helpful, but by existing has actually managed to save millions of lives.
That virii is, of course, Cow Pox. Cox pox is a terrible and painful disease that was primarily the bane of milkmaids. How then, was this painful and disfiguring disease helpful? Well, as it turns out it is closely related to Small Pox, so closely in fact that doctors began to notice that milkmaids almost never came down with Small Pox.
Investigation revealed that it was the antibodies against the painful but harmless Cow Pox that protected them from Small Pox. So it was that the first vaccine was born, an inoculation against Small Pox all thanks to the Cow Pox virus.
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How to celebrate Virus Appreciation Day
Celebrate Virus Appreciation Day by researching them, both the good and the bad. As it turns out Virii have played a vital role in evolution, and have been beneficial in many ways to many different species.There’s the clover that passes down a virii to its offspring that helps it save precious resources while in nitrogen rich soil, or the plants that have virii that make them more cold resistant.
This is just the beginning, and all animals, including us, host a great number of virii in their intestinal tract that aid with digestion. Don’t hate on virii, learn more about them!
