Smallpox

Known as the pox or the red plague this is a very, very naughty boy. Humans have managed to wipe this monster out and the last known naturally occurring cases were in 1977. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300—500 million deaths during the 20th century.

 Swine Flu (Spherical)

As the name suggests it’s pigs that carry this virus and it’s very common indeed. However, it is extremely rarely passed to humans with ill effect and the recent pandemic that everyone was squealing on about was declared over and done with in 2010. It does however rear its ugly head from time to time, and when it does it’s pretty harsh.

T4 Bacteriophage

This robotic looking critter is a bacteriophage that infects E.Coli. So it’s an infector of the infector. It’s been used for over 60 years in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as an alternative to antibiotics. Many think it has potential as a therapy against multi-drug resistant strains of bacteria such as MRSA. Fingers crossed.

I don’t know what you think but I quite like the paradox of seeing things which carry such horrific consequences looking quite so beautiful.

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