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I’ve read that most human viruses jumped from domesticated animals. The pre-Columbian American peoples notoriously had almost no domesticated animals, with I th
by thehappypm 5y ago
I’ve read that most human viruses jumped from domesticated animals. The pre-Columbian American peoples notoriously had almost no domesticated animals, with I think just one exception being the llama. So I think that’s supposedly the primary factor, less so raw population.
- Robotbeat 5y agoIndeed, I even mentioned that. ;) > ”Similar argument if you base it off of… number of domesticated animals…” But again, I think that fact isn’t surprising, either, considering the Old world is much larger and had more wild animals and more humans than the New World.