{"id":122653,"date":"2023-12-08T12:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T12:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122653"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T12:19:24","slug":"mystery-china-virus-has-resistance-up-to-90-to-available-drugs-says-top-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/mystery-china-virus-has-resistance-up-to-90-to-available-drugs-says-top-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery China virus has ‘resistance up to 90% to available drugs’, says top doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mystery pneumonia-like virus causing chaos in China is said to be resistant to around \u201c90%\u201d of available drugs, a top doc has warned.<\/p>\n

The strange unidentified virus \u2013 thought to be a form of pneumonia \u2013 has been causing chaos in China for weeks, with the world on high alert over fears a new pandemic could be on the way. Although it so far only seems to impact mainly children, it saw officials in neighbouring countries such as India, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal readying themselves for action.<\/p>\n

It has already reached Europe \u2013 with Denmark and Holland confirming an influx of cases \u2013 with the World Health Organisation on high alert and said to be monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n

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It has also seen many other European nations put on high alert, such as Greece.<\/p>\n

Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology Ioannis Tsanakas, from the University of Thessaly in Greece warned: \u201cUnfortunately, it has been proven that mycoplasma has a resistance of up to 90% to the available drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was speaking alongside two other experts in conversation with the Greek City Times. It had been previously reported that the virus was evading many treatments, but not the level of 90% has been confirmed by the expert.<\/p>\n

Another of those is Pulmonology at the University of Crete, Nikos Tzanakis, who explained why this mystery virus is suddenly on the rise having appeared out of seemingly nowhere \u2013 specifically in children.<\/p>\n

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