subject: New Virus 'Jumps' From Monkey to Scientist, Causing Serious Illness [print this page] "When viruses jump they can cause much more severe disease or less severe disease," Chiu said. "These findings might be an argument to do more broad surveillance of animals. If we can better understand what kind of viruses circulate in animals, it might help predict what viruses might jump over and when."
New Virus 'Jumps' From Monkey to Scientist, Causing Serious Illness