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These viruses don't originate in China by random chance. Although, ironically, they originate in China because of too little government control over hygiene in
by aianus 7y ago
These viruses don't originate in China by random chance.
Although, ironically, they originate in China because of too little government control over hygiene in wet markets and game meat, not too much authoritarianism.
- DyslexicAtheist 7y ago> originate in China because of too little government control over hygiene in wet markets and game meat China isn't unique here, it's also the case for most of Africa and other South East Asian countries.
- aianus 7y agoI didn't say it was unique, just that it's not random that it happened in China and not America.
- smileysteve 7y ago> These viruses don't originate in China by random chance China (country), India and Africa (continent) each separately have > 1/6 of the World Population. So, even if human disease came randomly, it would have a 50% chance of being from these 3 areas. What is surprising is that the high population densities of the Philippines haven't correlated to disease.
- jethro_tell 7y agoThe last few have all come from miss handled wild and exotic meats/animals. Countries that have proper handling of meat, and rules around what can be eaten and owned don't have these problems. Granted, there's an underground in every country I'm sure, and if all things were equal with the rules and enforcement, your argument would be much more reasonable.
- himinlomax 7y agoIsn't it interesting that these deadly viruses don't tend to originate from India? Even though they're supposed to have worse sanitation and are poorer, and a similarly large population, both in density and total. The Chinese government promotes "traditional medicine" for nationalistic reasons, and I suspect it's playing a significant role in these zoonotic diseases -- not to mention the extinction of rhinos and whatnot.