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It is not SARS, but it is highly possible that it was caused by people who kill and sell wild animals in the live poultry market. Where these animals like gem-f
by yzh 7y ago
It is not SARS, but it is highly possible that it was caused by people who kill and sell wild animals in the live poultry market. Where these animals like gem-faced civet got virus from bats. It is a long-held tradition for certain regions in China to eat wild animals. We even have a Chengyu called: 山珍海味, meaning precious and tasty animals from mountains and seas. Most wild animals are not evolved to be eaten by human, so not like beef or pork, they do not taste well. People only eat it because they can. Because they want to show others that they can. This is sad.
- stevespang 7y agoAnd yes, Chinese traditions are responsible for not only this virus, but also extinction of rhinos and elephants by way of their horns, tigers by way of their genitals, sharks by way of their fins, and who knows what else. This article shows it's all because of meat eaters: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-20/china-s-food-markets-can-be-breeding-grounds-for-deadly-viruses https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-20/china-s-f... Perhaps they should be punished much more harshly, even tortured in public, if that is what it takes to get change. These are the same people who can imprison / brainwash a million Uyghurs - - yet cannot close down all the wet markets spreading viruses in their country.
- knolax 7y agoLiterally every culture hunts wild game. This is such a weird thing to consider unique to China.
- t0ughcritic 7y agoDo indian people?
- corporate_shi11 7y agoWhat they're describing is different from the hunting culture that persists in developed societies. It's more like hunter gatherer hunting for bushmeat embedded in an agricultural and livestock raising society where such hunting is unnecessary so the hunt is more about status, which is a bit unique.
- knolax 7y ago> It's more like hunter gatherer hunting for bushmeat embedded in an agricultural and livestock raising society where such hunting is unnecessary so the hunt is more about status It seems like you just described "the hunting culture that persists in developed societies".
- wyxuan 7y agoGood point but evidence suggests that this case from a fish market
- yzh 7y agoYou're right that the name is 华南海鲜市场 (Huanan seafood market). But the name is actually not accurate. The market sells a wide range of wild animals spanning from rabbits to Chinese bamboo rat, which is suspect to be the source of the virus.
- topmonk 7y agoThere is also a newly opened medical research facility that investigates pathogens in Wuhan. It's possible the virus escaped.