![]() We were lucky it wasn't particularly virulent.ĭavid Quammen's Spillover is a collection of stories about the sources of diseases called zoonoses. That's how "swine flu" spread in 2009 it was already unstoppable by the time we noticed it. ![]() These pathogens can spread around the world in hours by aeroplane to infect the unsuspecting on another continent. Our constant movement between vast, populous cities and novel environments makes us easy prey for opportunistic pathogens that replicate fast, and transmit by sneezes and dirty hands before sickness even begins to show. During this progress, humans have made many acquisitions, several of them unwanted. These characteristics have made us one of the most invasive species our planet has ever encountered and allowed us to colonise nearly every terrestrial environment. H uman beings are restless, nosey and aggressive. ![]()
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