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Here is another problem to think about how humans are changing environment - forests and nature(with animals) are a source of diseases. If it is acceptable to m

Here is another problem to think about how humans are changing environment - forests and nature(with animals) are a source of diseases. If it is acceptable to massacre out of existence whole species of snails, that are part of malaria cycle, then destruction of forests in this is least concern.

pvaldes 5y ago
Snails aren't related with malaria, they are in the cycle of other diseases. In fact some snails could end helping us to treat malaria. If is acceptable to eliminate snails that cause diseases when they are alien species. South American snails shouldn't live in Egypt, for example.
- Bobylonian 5y ago
  Snails are part of lifecycle of parasite that is spreading malaria.
  - pvaldes 5y ago
    > Snails are part of lifecycle of parasite that is spreading malaria. Hum... That claim sounds really strange to me. Plasmodium falciparum cycle has been thoroughly studied and it never mentions a snail. I think that you are confusing it with other organisms like Schistosoma (not even in the same Kingdom), but maybe is a recent discovery and I could be wrong. Can you share a link?
    - Bobylonian 5y ago
      Sadly, no. The one that I got information about those snails was YT video about eradicating some specific snails, to disrupt lifecycle of mosquitoes, as their larvae was living in these snails. I kinda feel regret(on other hand my regret is memory of having this extra information) that I have not saved link, because it was very long and very informative video and showed all the different issues, to do that task. I would highly recommend it to watch it, but you have to find it by yourself - may the RNG of YT is on your side in this task.
nine_k 5y ago
Snails are a minor part of human life, while breathing air with enough oxygen is a major part. However sad a genocide of multicellular species may feel, strangling ourselves by destroying forests is much worse.
- pvaldes 5y ago
  Are much more influent that most people think. Some species are among the animals in the planet with a higher bodycount.
- Bobylonian 5y ago
  Oxygen is produced by plankton. Trees did not appear on this planet before oxygen, so you are breathing air not because of trees. Human species also are multicellular species...
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pvaldes 5y ago

Snails aren't related with malaria, they are in the cycle of other diseases. In fact some snails could end helping us to treat malaria. If is acceptable to eliminate snails that cause diseases when they are alien species. South American snails shouldn't live in Egypt, for example.

Bobylonian 5y ago
Snails are part of lifecycle of parasite that is spreading malaria.
- pvaldes 5y ago
  > Snails are part of lifecycle of parasite that is spreading malaria. Hum... That claim sounds really strange to me. Plasmodium falciparum cycle has been thoroughly studied and it never mentions a snail. I think that you are confusing it with other organisms like Schistosoma (not even in the same Kingdom), but maybe is a recent discovery and I could be wrong. Can you share a link?
  - Bobylonian 5y ago
    Sadly, no. The one that I got information about those snails was YT video about eradicating some specific snails, to disrupt lifecycle of mosquitoes, as their larvae was living in these snails. I kinda feel regret(on other hand my regret is memory of having this extra information) that I have not saved link, because it was very long and very informative video and showed all the different issues, to do that task. I would highly recommend it to watch it, but you have to find it by yourself - may the RNG of YT is on your side in this task.

nine_k 5y ago

Snails are a minor part of human life, while breathing air with enough oxygen is a major part. However sad a genocide of multicellular species may feel, strangling ourselves by destroying forests is much worse.

pvaldes 5y ago
Are much more influent that most people think. Some species are among the animals in the planet with a higher bodycount.
Bobylonian 5y ago
Oxygen is produced by plankton. Trees did not appear on this planet before oxygen, so you are breathing air not because of trees. Human species also are multicellular species...

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