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LW,
Yes it's truly appalling and sickening imo, that humans (ie, Chinese) desire such species like Bat and Pangolin etc, that in actual fact are giving rise to so many risks of self infection.
I love Chinese Crispy Duck but may have a re-think now:O)
The Flu virus has always mystified me as to where it has originated from. In the main the overall central belief is that was from birds, ie Chickens etc. I have personally had Flu about 4 times over the years and it is without doubt a nasty experience.
My own personal remedy to overcome it has been a strong Chicken Madras washed down with half a bottle of Talisker Whisky :O)
I don't think I had read that, but I just looked it up and found a possible silver lining:
The Coronavirus Could Finally Kill the Wild Animal Trade
The outbreak may be the push needed to help prevent zoonotic diseases.
Ebola. Anthrax. Bubonic plague. HIV. SARS. Coronavirus. You may not be familiar with the term “zoonotic,” but these nightmarish examples fall into that category. Zoonotic diseases are the kinds that can jump the species barrier, and can be particularly dangerous to humans because our immune systems don’t yet know how to fight them.
The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, for example, probably originates from wild bats, but it’s not yet clear which creature was the intermediary between them and humans.
... the risk of zoonotic disease is rising exponentially. Three-quarters of new diseases in humans are transmitted from animals. The past century has seen ever-expanding human encroachment into natural habitats, exposing people and livestock to more varieties of wild animal than ever before—and with this contact, any bacteria and viruses they carry.
“The more we hunt wildlife, the more we come in contact with new environments and the more we increase the likelihood of us being exposed to these viruses,” explained Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization’s International Food Safety Authorities Network. “It’s clear that poaching and hunting endangered species has to stop. It’s totally unacceptable. I think everybody in all authorities of the world are in agreement with that.”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/25/virus-bats-pangolins-wild-animals-coronavirus-zoonotic-diseases/
They should have put an end to it long ago.
They say that HIV/AIDS was brought to America by someone who had just visited an African country and that many virulent human diseases began as a result of contact with domesticated animals.
Bats are the main suspect as I am sure you have read, Bat RNA has been found in the virus, just hope China will now ban forever all Wet Markets, evil places imo, selling live and dead species that I and you I would imagine would never ever consider for human consumption.
They say that HIV/AIDS was brought to America by someone who had just visited an African country and that many virulent human diseases began as a result of contact with domesticated animals.
Air travel has obviously spread this virus and they think that the Chinese did something with some animals that started it.
Two interesting features of this virus are that it doesn't like children and its lethality seems to be due to its triggering (no pun intended) of pneumonia.
Hi LW,
If it is indeed correct, and the Israeli's come up with a viable solution, and yes I know it will take some time to test and manufacture in sufficient quantities, then the markets ( and people more importantly, around the world ) will have some added confidence that we can at last start to beat this dreadful virus.
At the moment, there are so many conspiracy theories knocking about as to where the virus originated from, a Chinese Bio Defence laboratory sited just down the road from the Wuhan Wet Market has been suggested.
But yes, as you say all trails lead back to Wuhan without a shadow of a doubt.
The main battle for now, as I see it is controlling inputs and outputs of people within Europe, as our NHS would not be able to cope if overloaded as they already are!
I watched this last night, Chinese politicians, have a lot to answer for imo.
Coronavirus: How the deadly epidemic sparked a global emergency | Four Corners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycrqXJYf1SU
Thanks for the link, JB.
If a vaccine is developed, it will certainly be available to Palestinians too, as are all Israeli technological advances (with the possible exception of Iron Dome).
However, I have just read that all the deaths from this virus in France (two) and Philippines (one) were of people from Wuhan, which makes me wonder.
Just read this on the Novacyt Board, we can only hope it is true.
https://hamodia.com/2020/02/27/israeli-researchers-announce/