atro_city ( @atro_city@fedia.io ) 7•7 days agoIsn’t the problem more that it’s now in cows and people in the US are refusing to stop buying it? Even worse, they are buying it on purpose?
I think there it’s more the
overuse of antibiotics to speed up growth. Idk, I just ripped the info from a lecture. xD flora_explora ( @flora_explora@beehaw.org ) English1•6 days agoFrom what I have read about this whole issue, it is certainly much more complex. Yes, antibiotics overuse in factory farming is certainly dangerous in that it can create antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria that we at some point cannot control. There are also huge problems with viruses in factory farming. Generally it isn’t a good idea to have so many animals close together, it gives much more opportunities for diseases to spread. Especially because the animals that are used have an incredibly low gene pool and are maximally stressed I’d assume.
But another opportunity for diseases to jump from animals to humans is wild animals. By destroying more and more natural habitats, people also get in closer contact with wild animals. Like covid 19 most likely spread from wild animals to humans. So, habitat and biodiversity loss are also important risk factors increasing the potential for diseases to cross over to humans.
In my opinion, we should stop keeping animals altogether, as well as plant monocultures and should try to conserve as much habitats as possible.
lugal ( @lugal@sopuli.xyz ) English6•7 days agoAre you implying that pandemics are created by the government and spread by governmental drones?
lightnsfw ( @lightnsfw@reddthat.com ) English3•6 days agoThat’s why I always give them a gentle smooch on the beak instead.
daniskarma ( @daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•7 days agoThanks! I was looking for the instructions on how to start a pandemic.
pewgar_seemsimandroid ( @pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English1•6 days agoisn’t influenza the common cold, or am i stupid?
boogetyboo ( @boogetyboo@aussie.zone ) English4•6 days agoHere you go:
You’re not stupid, just incorrectly informed. And smart enough to question that. That makes you waaaay smarter than the average person.
Neither. Influenza is the flu. The common cold is caused by a variety of viruses, iirc.
Isa ( @Isa@feddit.org ) English0•7 days agoDoes petting corpses then, by any chance, start a …
Depends. Did the corpse exhibit signs of motility?
Isa ( @Isa@feddit.org ) English0•7 days agoSir, please stay where you are. This is the SCP. Remain calm. You will be harmed. Not. Not be harmed.
Isa ( @Isa@feddit.org ) English0•7 days agoNever heard of the SCP Foundation before … thanks!
*Stands still as a dead corpse*