Virus - Wikipedia ks spread worldwide, they are called pandemics.[170] Epidemics and pandemics See also: 1918 flu pandemic, AIDS, Ebola virus disease, and COVID-19 pandemic Further information: List of epidemics <span>Transmission electron microscope image of a recreated 1918 influenza virus A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic. The 1918 flu pandemic, which lasted until 1919, was a category 5 influenza pandemic caused by an unusually severe and deadly influenza A virus. The victims were often healthy young adul
Many viruses can be synthesised de novo ("from scratch") and the first synthetic virus was created in 2002.[271]
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Virus - Wikipedia ing to prevent the formation of non-fluorescent dimers that act as quenchers.[269] Another example is the use of CPMV as a nanoscale breadboard for molecular electronics.[270] Synthetic viruses <span>Many viruses can be synthesised de novo ("from scratch") and the first synthetic virus was created in 2002.[271] Although somewhat of a misconception, it is not the actual virus that is synthesised, but rather its DNA genome (in case of a DNA virus), or a cDNA copy of its genome (in case of RNA vi