Deadly by the dozen: 12 diseases climate change may make worse
- added October 08, 2008
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Bird flu, cholera, Ebola, plague and tuberculosis are just a few of the diseases likely to spread and get worse as a result of climate change, according to a report released yesterday by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To prevent such ailments from becoming as destructive as the "black death" (which wiped out a third of Europe's population in the 14th century) or the flu pandemic of 1918 (which killed an estimated 20 million to 40 million people worldwide, including between 500,000 and 675,000 people in the U.S.), WCS suggests monitoring wildlife to detect signs of these pathogens before a major outbreak.
To see the list and the rest of the story, go to the link above...and then start thinking about what YOU can do...
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...here's a link to Hidden Truths of Humanity's Impact on the Planet [Slide Show]
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Like mom used to say, It's the little things that matter most." I had no idea she was talking about Mosquitos, germs, and fleas.
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Scary...whats next walking around in a bubble
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I chose to be optimistic and see this as an opportunity to pick my diseases like a fashion statement.
I'll look dazzling in Bird Flu.
Screw dignity. Die with style, I say. -
Wow, humans are really turning life on this planet to shit in a hurry, aren't we?
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I hope the companies that profit from the rape and pollution of this great planet get all 12.
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...if the World was a Dog......
and humans were fleas........ask any Dog.....
Humans are a Disease......Golden Ruler...Richard....-
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- HITLERS_MOUSTACHE
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Grow cannabis, save the environment and then use the cannabinoids to fight the diseases. Sounds simple enough to me.
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so scary but oh so true
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aaaacchhooooo!!!!
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good thing we dont live in the 14th centuryyyyyyy
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- heathurrrrr
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I'm more of a "glass half full" type of guy so how about 12 diseases global warming will weaken?
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- HUMAN_CRACK
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I wonder what this is going to do to our health care system... I better go get some insurance now, or otherwise die from TB that was a "pre-existing condition."
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and to think, if we did have an epidemic or a pandemic with all this tech it's still useless because we still can't cure the common cold or flu.......imagine Ebola getting lose in New York and most major cities have little or no protocals for an outbreak.
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- Gatewalker3813
- 1 month ago
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Gaïa's very own antibodies...
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- Vierotchka
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