Swine Flu, Bird Influenza - SARS, Mad Cow, What's Happening?
As you all might know, within the recent decade or so, so many diseases have appeared. There was mad cow disease, bird influenza - SARS, and now the swine flu. It seems as if new diseases keep on showing up causing outbreaks. As if every animal is the cause of a possible outbreak. Looking in-depth at this issue, does anyone think that this is man-made disease, that humans are feeding "bad" food to the animals and creating unsanitary conditions for them that caused these outbreaks? Any insights, please share?
Posted by Dane Cook is a Silly Bitch
The H1N1 virus has nothing to do with pigs.
Posted by Kaite.
There are viruses spreading around the world all the time but they go unreported. Pandemics have happened throughout history, but because of the lack of technology they were never reported. People put Pandemics in the past down to Gods will and not scientific mutation.
It is believed that a further mutation would be needed in order for the H1N1 virus to cause the mass deaths that have been estimated by some.
But at this point, it is impossible to predict with any accuracy how the virus will continue to evolve.
UK experts at the National Institute for Medical Research will outline on Friday the work they are due to start on samples of the virus sent from the US.
The research, being done at the World Influenza Centre in Mill Hill, will be vital for working out the structure of the virus, where it came from, how quickly it is capable of spreading and its potential to cause illness.
The swine flu strain is a H1N1 virus, the same type as seasonal flu which circulates throughout the world every year, and kills roughly 1% of those infected.
Worrying about this will do nothing, worrying makes your immune system lower because you get less sleep and you eat less. So stop worrying about something we can't affect. Mother Nature obviously thinks this is the best thing to happen to the human race, but we have survived much worse! If we got wiped out after every virus threat, civilisation probably wouldnt have lasted very long.
If we ended up in a pandemic, people would start panic buying non perishable foods, would stay indoors, borders would be closed, travel restricted, people would basically go into hiding.
Posted by Toxic Kitty
I think it has something to do with the way we farm - the 1918 flu is said to have started in a local army fort in Kansas where humans and pigs lived very closely with one another - I think we are bringing this upon ourselves
Posted by Xena Warrior Princess
I think it's all a mix of how we breed and slaughter animals, how we take care of ourselves, and how goods are transported..
I am not a vegan but I don't think killing animals in mass amounts is a good idea. I think we should all support local butchers with fresh meat.
If you feel sick, why are you coughing all over the person next to you? Or going into work?
Mad cow disease was caused by cows eating cows, forced. That's not right.
Overall, humans lack of awareness spreads all kinds of disease.. look at the diseases around now... EVERY single STD/STI is spread becuase of a lack of awareness..
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