In the Journal of Cosmology 2010 volume 7, pages 1750-1770, we have a paper by R Joseph PhD and Chandra Wickramasinghe PhD, ‘Comets and Contagion: Evolution and Diseases from Space‘ – see https://journalofcosmology.com/Panspermia10.html .. for further. This is interesting as I have been under the impression, mistakenly it would seem, that the idea of diseases with an origin in space was opposite to the idea of plagues, such as the Black Death, being spread by fleas. Apparently, not so – according to the authors of this paper. Wickramasinghe, of course, was a co-author of several books with Sir Fred Hoyle. They dreamt up the idea of panspermia. Funnily enough, when this subject is mentioned by mainstream they tend to ignore their role. This is because, I am supposing, the idea that common viruses could have an origin in space, such as influenza, is off limits – an idea too far. It upset virologists who like to think they are in control and if viruses of common ailments such as the Flu had a more exotic feature it would put them at a disadvantage as they consider such diseases are spread human to human. It is a tacit feature of virology.
It seems there is no requirement for cosmic catastrophists to reject the mainstream idea that bubonic plague, has at its root, Yersinia pestis, and this was the major carrier of that disease. In this article, we learn that Yersinia pestis is anaerobic and must live within host cells during the infectious phase of its life cycle. As they are an anaerobic, such pathogenes are completely dependent on their host and cannot be propagated over evolutionary time – if the host dies. Thus it must be asked, they say, what is the origin of the plague inducing bugs which periodically infect and kill huge pupulations over diverse parts of the world. Once a large number of hosts die the plague disappears only to re-emerge centuries later [although flare ups continue spasmodically until, as in today’s world, the plague is not a problem. Then, all of a sudden it is back – with a vengeance.
The key according to the authors is that being anaerobic the virus is resistant to freezing. Such an environment is located in space, they say. Is that a coincidence?
The plague was spread by flea infected rodents. Hence fleas were infected first – or birds, perhap. We may note that influenza, or bird flu, is spread by birds flying in the air. They would be open to a virus that invaded the atmosphere and gradually sank lower into the world of birds – and flying insects. They also suggest that ultra violet rays and fluctuations in solar activity may also play a role [citing Wainwright, 2010] – by inducing mutations. One may wonder why mainstream virologists are so resistant to such ideas.