The endemic toque macaque of Sri Lanka is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, however, it is not protected there.

Moreover, animal rights advocates and conservationists have cautioned that it is more probable that the monkeys will be utilized for laboratory testing.

The Sri Lankan Toque Macaques (Macaca sinica), a golden-brown monkey unique to Sri Lanka, are the smallest species of Macaca.

It is known as the "Rilawa" locally, and can be identified by the swirl of hair on top of its head that resembles a toque; the amount of hair on top of the head varies geographically throughout their range.

More than 70 infectious diseases in humans have been studied in macaques using a variety of agents, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions.

The extraordinary diversity of human infectious diseases that have been modelled in the macaque includes newly emerging, sexually transmitted, oncogenic, degenerative neurologic, possible bioterrorism, and various other diseases.

These diseases also encompass global, paediatric, and tropical diseases.

In the past, macaques were crucial in determining the causes of polio, prion, and yellow fever.

The fact that so many tropical, recently emerging, and bioterrorism diseases have been modelled in macaques may be the most surprising. AIDS, hepatitis E, and bartonellosis are only a few of the human diseases that are caused by zoonotic infection.

However, the infectious agents of some diseases, such as measles and tuberculosis, can occasionally spread in the opposite direction; as a result, several human pathogens are dangerous to nonhuman primates, such as macaques.

Researchers have learned about novel therapeutic and vaccine approaches for many human infectious diseases, most notably acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is brought on by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), through experimental studies in macaques.

Other infectious diseases, particularly those involving vaccinology, for which macaques have shown to be an exceptionally significant resource in biomedical research.

It is extremely concerning to know that Chinese generals did express interest in creating pathogenic bioweapons that would specifically target particular ethnic groups.

Despite current political and scientific barriers, some scholars (including Lieutenant General Zhang Shibo, the former president of the PLA National Defence University) predict the potential of "specific ethnic genetic attacks" against entire racial or ethnic groups.

In the near future, it is simpler to target an individual with unique genes than population-level variations. In the human domain, SBWs with high rates of asymptomatic transmission may move from host to host until they encountered a susceptible target or targets carrying the "right" genes.

Bill Evanina, a former head of the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre, issued a warning against the COVID-19 tests associated with the Beijing Genomics Institute, claiming that foreign governments can gather, store, and use biometric data from COVID testing.

Learning, memorization, and even the character can be injured precisely without a threat to life, emphasises Colonel Guo. Making an enemy leader docile (or unpredictable, bewildered, or hyper-aggressive) is more efficient than kinetic decapitation.

The ability to approach and influence a target without using fatal force also creates opportunities for persuasion.

A strong threat creates conditions that force an adversary to alter their behaviour.

Debilitating, irritating, or just embarrassing symptoms could be remotely used to hold someone's biology hostage in exchange for the promise of personal treatment, giving the user a tactical edge.

Therefore, there's always a chance that a virus which is created to target a certain gene can change over time and get the ability to infect people who aren't its initial target group.

The epidemic that is most commonly characterised is the HIV virus.

The virus has claimed the lives of more than 35 million individuals.

By the early 20th century, the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, had spread from chimpanzees to humans in Africa.

Although the majority of recently identified diseases that damage humans have wildlife as their source (Covid-19) the spread is largely due to human actions.

Several types of research in the field of biotechnology are being done in the name of improving lives however cause severe disastrous impacts on nature.

At previously unheard-of rates, people are destroying forests and killing, eating, and selling wild animals.

The probability that a new illness will spread to another continent rises with each exotic animal that is transported across the ocean for sale.