A research hypothesis: Considering Traavik findings (1973-1980), during a SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Abstract
The pandemic has triggered worldwide social and economic disturbance,
with the leading economic depression from the time when there was a
Great Depression. Moreover, misleading information about the virus has
spread far and wide; even some public members have raised direct
questions about the possibilities of ticks to transmit the virus. These
questions have not received a simple solution so far. Thus, the key idea
of this paper is to provide hints and hypothesis about the publicly
raised questions about the possibilities of ticks transmitting
SARS-CoV-2. The approach of the mentioned questions was based on the
broader perspective of using the systemic review, where this newly
discovered virus (SARS-CoV-2) was put into context with respect to the
once mentioned ticks coronavirus-like of Traavik et al., during the
1973-1980 period. The possibilities of ticks to transmit the virus was
hypothesized. Proving or disproving this hypothesis for the emergence of
SARS-CoV-2 might be possible. Therefore, the role of ticks to transmit
the virus needs more attention. This could lead to more efficient
measures, to block the rise of another coronavirus epidemic with
persistent transmission in humans.