Is it possible that a virus (in theory, doesnt have to exist yet) mutate the hell out of you? Like you see in movies like resident-evil and such...
2007-09-27 06:09:42 · 4 answers · asked by jocksnguis 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
some additional questions:
if not, why not?
can virusses affect the way a organism grows?
Can there be any virus or nutritious product or some freak coincidence (bacteria in potatos) make people in some countries a lot taller than world-averageheights?
2007-09-27 06:11:50 · update #1
Hey, dude, stop watching stupid sci-fi horror flicks and get out of your mother's basement and take a walk in the fresh air. It sounds like you could definitely use it.
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2007-09-27 06:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a full-grown person, it cannot happen like in the movies. For mutations such as you describe to occur, you would have to have very active cell division. In the adult, that is not occurring (the enteric epithelium and hematopoietic progenitor cells excepted).
However, in science, 'transformation' has a very different meaning. It refers to the process of a cell becoming immortal, essentially cancerous. That can and does often occur as a result of viral infection even in full-grown adults.
As for 'mutating the hell' out of a full-grown adult. The answer is no. No zombies will result from a viral infection.
2007-09-27 16:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look like fairy tales but possible
2007-09-27 13:12:57 · answer #3 · answered by hari prasad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be possible.
2007-09-27 13:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋