KARACHI: The latest
virus to be discovered in Pakistan, ‘BacillusPhateecharious’ appears to
be a variant of the deadly ‘Streptococcus Imranicus’, which has been active
since 2013. Some scientists say it lay dormant since the late 1990s before
developing into a deadly microbe. Despite the efforts of scientists to destroy
Streptococcus Imranicus, it is dangerous for those still suffering from the
effects of ‘Clostridium Nawazicum’, the virus that now appears to be weakening
after the development of ‘Panamanium’, a highly potent vaccine. However,
doctors warn that Clostridium Nawazicum could develop immunity to the vaccine
and will continue to wreak havoc in the country for another five years at
least.
Doctors say that Bacillus Phateecharious is
likely to last another week or so, but those who are still suffering from the
after-effects of Streptococcus Imranicus are likely to have mild fever and loss
of memory for some time. Therefore, people are advised to stay away from those
places where Bacillus Phateecharious is rampant,
especially the locality known as Banicus Gallacus, which also hosts the still
deadly Streptococcus Imranicus.
For those who may not
know, Clostridium Nawazicum proliferated widely after the virtual elimination
of ‘Haemophilious Zardaricus’, the deadly microbe that was well known
for causing its victims to go into a coma for months on end. This once-deadly
virus is now confined to the southern parts of the country, where it continues
its nefarious activities, as a result of which the Sindh government has been in
a coma since 2013 and the cities of the province are huge garbage heaps, which
the victims actually seem to like.
Scientists say that these
highly infectious microbes are aided by about 300 minor microbes of the genus ‘Nationalus
Assemblicus’ and 100 other variants known as Bacillus Senatorius.
Most of these minor viruses help both Streptococcus Imranicus and Clostridium
Nawazicum in their efforts to immobilise Pakistanis and make them poor. Of
course, if the vaccine Panamanium does prove effective and Clostridium
Nawazicum and its supporters are neutralised, there is no guarantee that
Streptococcus Imranicus itself would not succumb to it. Let’s hope for the
best.
Shakir Lakhani
Published in The Express
Tribune, March 12th, 2017.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1352962/phateechar/
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