Impact of viruses in the overall health of the population

In medical sciences viruses are microorganism that possess genetic material that cause several diseases when it invades a cell. Viruses reproduces themselves throughout the parasitation of cell structures of his target organism. In the history of humanity, viruses were a main source of disease in all ages. If we consider a classical historical periodification, we can track viruses and his influence in health even to the prehistorical age causing many deaths since the start of humanity. In modern ages, viruses have caused many pandemics over the world being the “Spanish Flu”, a type of influenza, one of the worst and deadliest disaster that humanity has faced over the years.

If we want to begin the description of the consequences of viruses over the health of the population, we must take in consideration that the common flu is caused by this type of organisms. The overall health of population is constantly compromised by the spread of diseases caused by viruses like influenza. This has caused that over the years, viruses have been set as one of the primary mortality reasons in every country. In that sense, rotavirus is a primary concern inside “in development” countries because it contributes most of the deaths to the infant mortality rate in these countries. The cruel reality that is potentiated by diseases is direct consequence of that actions of theses microorganisms inside our bodies.

Even though, occidental medicine has contributed to the reduction of the spread of viruses, we can tell that their eradication is something beyond our current technology. Viruses has been a part of human history and they’re present even in our culture and how we are in contact with other human beings. Viruses and their influence in human history and as a matter of public interest is something that has no near end for us.