title: [Origin of SARS from accelerated evolution of a virus by combined pollution].
abstract: The SARS virus origin which obviously differs from the theory of out-space origin and the theory of wildlife origin was theoretically discussed based on principles of pollution-evolution ecology, pathogenesis and infectant characteristics of SARS, and some relevant experimental evidence. It emphasizes on the fact that increasingly combined pollution in China provides a substantial basis for virus evolution. Gene recombination and fusion of more than one virus in ecosystems should take charge with the origin of a SARS virus. In particular, a common cold or influenza virus can acceleratedly changed into a superpower common cold or influenza virus through genetic mutation and gene recombination by increasingly combined pollution. This work can be useful for human beings to overcome SARS in theory.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China. Zhouq@mail.sy.lncn
authors.forename: Qixing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shuhe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Qianru
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*