Thanks, I appreciate the dialog. What do you think about H5N1 (Avian Flu)? This is an example of a disease carried by birds, passed to domesticated birds, and

Thanks, I appreciate the dialog. What do you think about H5N1 (Avian Flu)? This is an example of a disease carried by birds, passed to domesticated birds, and then on to humans. What about H1N1 (Swine Flu)? Both of these diseases required culling millions of livestock due to the very real crossover to human populations globally. Are you aware that there are intermediate hosts in many coronavirus epidemics? Many of those involve domesticated livestock such as chickens, pigs, and cows[1]. E. coli isn't naturally found on greens since it requires an animal host. How does it keep getting there? Interaction with domestic livestock[2]. If we are going to continue our interaction with livestock in the way we are now, we should at least all be aware that this is a conscious choice which will result in pandemics on a somewhat regular basis. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_origins_of_human_coronaviruses.webp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_origins_of_human_c... [2] https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/29/642646707/investigators-track-contaminated-lettuce-outbreak-to-a-cattle-feedlot https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/29/642646707/in...