7 of the world's deadliest viruses

7 of the world's deadliest viruses



At first glance you might think the following images as a work of modern art, the fact that these pictures actually show some of the most deadly viruses in the world. Including antrax and ebola. These images were taken by the amazing photographer science in Eye of Science, Germany, they took the collection of samples from Science Photo Library in London. Then, the sample was captured using the latest photographic technology which allows any materials super small enlarged to more than 18 thousand times. One example is a photo of a virus that causes plague the Black Death in Europe around the year 1664-1665. Another example is the virus that causes SARS outbreak, the fatal lung disease that first emerged in China in 2002. "In the past, these images will be used solely for research," said Mark Abbott from Photo Library Science. "Some of the images have been compared with the works of art and even reproduced in art books. We got a tremendous response. It really helps to share knowledge with the public, especially children."

1.E-coli bacteria, magnified to 17 thousand times.



















2.Poliovirus is enlarged to 90 thousand times.

 












3.Influenza Virus, enlarged to 230 thousand times.



























4. SARS Virus (red), enlarged to 56 thousand times.

 

5. Ebola virus, magnified up to 12,500 times.

 













6.Smallpox virus, magnified up to 28,500 times.

 
















7.Bacterial meningitis, enlarged to 33 thousand times.




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