tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post4288118077739139610..comments2024-02-23T03:15:18.221-08:00Comments on Rule of 6ix: On the origins of smallpox - where and when did variola virus emerge?Connor Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132413724023944783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post-36508047181822429762011-08-10T18:30:23.255-07:002011-08-10T18:30:23.255-07:00I notice that the shells that decorate the side of...I notice that the shells that decorate the side of Shapona's head actually resemble a poxvirus. [Cue Twilight Zone music.]Rich Condithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621808840595827851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post-39731342503059270972011-03-26T09:45:53.897-07:002011-03-26T09:45:53.897-07:00Well the guys behind the paper reasoned that as th...Well the guys behind the paper reasoned that as the only other closely related and sequenced poxvirus was isolated from a gerbil that this may represent an ancestral reservoir. Plus, I think it is emerging that all sorts of poxviruses infect rodents primarily e.g monkeypox and camelpox. But the truth is that I don't think that anybody can really truthfully say where it originated or anything about poxvirus natural tropism unless you go out and actively look and I don't think anybody has done that yet but I look forward to it when they do!<br /><br />ConnorConnor Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132413724023944783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post-73311645227691780592011-03-25T20:49:34.234-07:002011-03-25T20:49:34.234-07:00What is the basis for thinking that it originated ...What is the basis for thinking that it originated in rodents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com