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GP isn't blaming humans for animal diseases, but I am. Human trade spreads pathogens/diseases at a tremendous rate compared to natural diffusion. There's quite
by blix 6y ago
GP isn't blaming humans for animal diseases, but I am.
Human trade spreads pathogens/diseases at a tremendous rate compared to natural diffusion. There's quite a long list of diseases in non-humans spread through human trade.
Human activity might also make animals more susceptible to disease in general through a weakening of overall health through pollution and environmental disruption. This effect is hard to quantify but has the potential to be quite large.