Rabbit with strange horn -like increase in Colorado
A group of rabbits in Colorado, grotes, horn may look directly from a low-budget horror film, but scientists say that there is no reason for this-only a relatively common virus is there in the live organisms.
The recently spotted cottons in Fort Colins are mostly harmless to infected ShopilomavirusWhich causes a wart -like growth that spreads from their face such as metastasizing horn.
Viral photos have inspired a fluff of unwanted surnames, including “Frankstein Banniz,” “demon rabbits” and “zombie rabbits”. But their grief is not new, in which the virus inspires ancient folklore and promotes scientific research about 100 years ago.
The virus influenced the centuries -old Jacquelop myth in North America, which explained an rabbit with anter or horns among other animal variations. The disease in rabbits also contributed to knowledge about scientists’ viruses and cancer, such as human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer.
Among the rabbits, the virus was named Dr. Dr. A Professor of Rockfeller University. Richard E. Shop was named after Shop, who discovered the disease in Cottlesteles in the 1930s.
105 kilometers (65 mi) north of Denver, news about rabbit scene in Fort Colins, residents paid attention to them after spotting them around the city and posting pictures.
Kara Van Hos, a spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told the associated press on Wednesday that the agency was receiving calls about rabbits seen in Fort Colins.
He said that it is not uncommon to see infected rabbits, especially in summer, when the flea and ticks that spread the virus are most active. The virus can spread from rabbit to rabbit, but not in other species, including humans and pets, he said.
Van Hos said that Vikas comes from warts, but can look like horns. The increase does not harm rabbits until they grow on their eyes or mouth and interfere with eating. He said that the immune system of rabbits is capable of fighting the virus and, once they do, the growth will disappear, she said.
