Better get used to it. There will only be more coming down the road. That’s simple basic biology. The question is will the global community get together enough to have a coherent unified response? Naw, probably not, since we can’t even get together to deal with AGW…
Who knew? Well, anyone paying attention to outbreaks could guess. Where did ebola come from? Eating animals from the jungles, like monkeys. Zika? Monkeys had it first.
And the Chinese have a history of eating pretty much anything. (Yeah, I know frequent famines will do that.) And they are prone to making up magical powers for their foods. (OK, done in the West, too. Paleo diet anyone? Bats for Breakfast? )
So far, it’s actually pretty nearly, sorta, contained to China. Lets hope it stays that way.
PS: A friend in SE Asia reports that a cocktail of antivirals (also used against HIV) cured a woman in 48 hours: https://www.dailysabah.com/health/2020/02/02/thailand-cures-coronavirus-with-anti-hiv-drug-cocktail-in-48-hours
martens over 4 years ago
Better get used to it. There will only be more coming down the road. That’s simple basic biology. The question is will the global community get together enough to have a coherent unified response? Naw, probably not, since we can’t even get together to deal with AGW…
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 4 years ago
Who knew eating bats… could lead to the destruction of mankind.. And here we were all rooting for climate change to do us in.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 4 years ago
Who knew? Well, anyone paying attention to outbreaks could guess. Where did ebola come from? Eating animals from the jungles, like monkeys. Zika? Monkeys had it first.
And the Chinese have a history of eating pretty much anything. (Yeah, I know frequent famines will do that.) And they are prone to making up magical powers for their foods. (OK, done in the West, too. Paleo diet anyone? Bats for Breakfast? )
Concretionist over 4 years ago
So far, it’s actually pretty nearly, sorta, contained to China. Lets hope it stays that way.
PS: A friend in SE Asia reports that a cocktail of antivirals (also used against HIV) cured a woman in 48 hours: https://www.dailysabah.com/health/2020/02/02/thailand-cures-coronavirus-with-anti-hiv-drug-cocktail-in-48-hours
ragsarooni Premium Member over 4 years ago
And….didn’t the world get MERSA & SARS from China as well? Just sayin’…………