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A lot of epidemic diseases that plague us come from animal farming. Ever wondered why diseases have names like "chicken pox" or "pig flu"? That effect might ev
by Tichy 13y ago
A lot of epidemic diseases that plague us come from animal farming. Ever wondered why diseases have names like "chicken pox" or "pig flu"?
That effect might even have helped in conquering the Americas, because the conquerors where used to such diseases and the natives where not.
- andyjohnson0 13y agoDirect transmission of diseases (such as flu) from animals to humans certainly can happen: thats why I wrote "this can happen" in my comment. However, its not a significant vector in the spread of antibiotic resistance. BTW, Chicken Pox affects only humans and some other primates. The virus that causes it, varicella zoster, doesn't infect chickens or other fowl. And, being a virus, it has nothing to do with antibiotic resistance either.