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2022.0428.0011...
More good news...
Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.
FILE - This colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, indicated in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. In a study released in the journal Nature on Thursday, April 28, 2022, climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070, which is likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)
Who knows what's locked away in all that melting permafrost for which humans have absolutely no natural immunity?
ReplyDeleteMark - Other than the methane that's being released, that's a very good point.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Mark. I remember a documentary about the giant viruses that have been found in the permafrost, and it was scary regarding the huge risks they will most certainly pose someday.
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