Zoonotic diseases, the cause of epidemics and pandemics, is from human – animal interaction. The most serious infectious diseases are zoonotic, causing an estimated 3 million human deaths per year even before Covid-19.
Zoonotic disease occurs when a pathogen ‘jumps’ from
animals to humans, and then transmitted directly among humans. Emerging diseases are invariably zoonotic:
Covid-19, HIV, Ebola, SARS, MERS, Swine and Avian Flu, etc. Without understanding the creation and spread
of zoonoses, and rectifying these issues, it is impossible to prevent the next
pandemic.
COVID-19 originated from an animal extrajudicially
executed in a live animal market – an innocent, exploited individual sold and
murdered for profit. HIV/AIDS, also from zoonotic origins,
occurred through the hunting and butchering of innocent wild animals. Ebola virus disease is from zoonotic
origins. Bites and injuries caused by primates kept as pet animals can
also cause viral transmission.
Modern food production invites zoonotic disaster. Innocent, incarcerated animals are relentlessly
stressed, confined, forced to share space with dead or diseased animals, share
bodily fluids and airborne pathogens, expel waste on each other, all while
being fed a steady supply of antibiotics.
The problem: Zoonotic Disease. The Solution: Vegan!
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