Dr. Alexi Agranovisky, professor of virology at Moscow State University, Russia, said that the smallpox of monkeys may lead to arise new dangerous pandemics epidemics.
This well-known professor stressed that the pathogen of dis disease that inflicts the upper apes may carry very dangerous pathogens.
However, he added that there is no reason for panic.
Agranovisky recommends experts around the world to work according to a strenuous method to study the viruses in hot-blooded mammals such as bats and rodents and other viruses in ticks, mosquitoes, and other arthropods. "
On his part, Dr. Alexander Chepornov, professor of virology agrees with what his colleague said.
He added that the possibility of transferring the disease to humans is very little so infections are very rare and the rate of infection is very low.
Agranovisky stressed that there is a vaccine against smallpox and it is under improvement.
He mentioned that the vaccine is very effective but it has dangerous side effects so scientists are working to pluck those negative repercussions.
Smallpox was one of the most viral dangerous diseases which threatened humanity for centuries.
It claims the lives of three in every ten people and most of whom who cure remaining blind, crippled, or distorted.