#5dkevrim - 2. Bölüm - Virüsler ve Evrim

Good day everyone, dear friends. I’m Tamer Kaya. We continue the #5minEvolution series. Our topic today is a hot one: Viruses and evolution. we will cover this under four main topics. viruses, mutation, natural selection and how do virus outbreaks end? These tiny organisms, which we cannot even see with a normal microscope, can cause an epidemic that can cause an incredible wave of fear on the earth and bring the superpowers to the knee. They have been with us since the beginning of life. Viruses also give a very clear answer to the claims of those who do not want to accept evolution generally, do not realize that evolution did occur and did not witness it. Viruses evolve very quickly, almost like an evolution engine.

00:56 - Viruses have evolved to be transmitted through respiration in bats that coexist, as in humans. Viruses mutate over time. New mutant viruses of different structures and shapes may appear in each generation. these mutating viruses are always found within the bat groups, but over time they disappear. The dominant bat group is often the ones bats have. bats can transmit their viruses to other creatures.

01:32 - As with the outbreak of COVID-19, the virus that passed from bat to human also involved those who had mutations. Even if the normal bat’s own virus did not infect a human, the process that triggered the pandemic started when a mutated virus evolved to make a human patient sick and jumps from one person to another. Of course, this is a very rare situation, but even one time is enough for pandemics to occur. it can also be passed from other people, as we see here, to other people. If viruses are passed on to other people, if they cause death or serious illness, then it is not a good option for the virus to survive, since viruses will often lose the chance to infect someone else in that case.

02:30 - In order for the virus to survive, it must have a feature that will not kill the person it passes through. By the way, as we have seen here, if the virus is mutated in the main transmitter, the mutated contaminates to the other person and the virus is such that it does not cause death and severe illness, then the transmission occurs. This is made possible by the fact that viruses evolve in a consensus with the creatures they live with, by harmonising and not killing them. As you can see, the process can evolve towards a period when the disease looses its severity. Our fourth and final topic today is how to end virus outbreaks. virus outbreaks can end with a vaccine.

03:27 - However, the rapid mutation of viruses is an obstacle to finding the appropriate vaccine. Another option is herd immunity however, it is not a preferable situation as it ends up with high mortality rates. The third and last option is the evolution of viruses. this is actually something that man does not actively contribute to, but this is probably what happens. The process allowing people to get rid of the dangerous process of virus outbreaks is the process of reconciliation between the human and the virus.

04:11 - Finally, based on viruses, I want to end my words by making an analogy about the human’s existence on earth. Viruses undergo an evolutionary process on their hosts, causing less harm to them. this is how people live on earth too. and of course, it is not reasonable to expect ourselves to evolve in such a way that causes less harm to the earth. However, I hope that we will become less harmful to the world not by waiting to evolve but with our mind, reason and science. Make others live so you can live too. I wish you all healthy, enlightened and days with full of science. .