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In reply to the discussion: Novel swine flu discovered in China -- and it has potential to create a second pandemic: report [View all]Doremus
(7,265 posts)35. I saw a fascinating video recently about the origins of flu and other sicknesses
Apparently up until 10,000 years ago, humans were cold- and flu-free. Then we started domesticating animals and that's when our troubles began. IIRC, horses gave us the common cold, birds and pigs several strains of flu,and so on.
Moral of the story is that animals eventually extract their revenge when we exploit them for our own purposes, be it for food, beasts of burden, etc.
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Novel swine flu discovered in China -- and it has potential to create a second pandemic: report [View all]
soothsayer
Jun 2020
OP
This, respect for livestock as well. Chinese will eat anything, indians much more respectful.
sunonmars
Jun 2020
#17
I believe it's due to China's live meat markets, which are none too clean. Animals are sold in them
Karadeniz
Jun 2020
#23
I saw a fascinating video recently about the origins of flu and other sicknesses
Doremus
Jun 2020
#35
This is where the cooperation regime that Bush set up and Obama improved comes in valuable.
Blue_true
Jun 2020
#25