Folk medicines of exotic animals can cause a pandemic worse than Covid-19
The meat of the apes, the soup of the penis of a tiger and a chimpanzee are just a few of the types of medicines, each of which is able to cause terrible pandemic of coronavirus. Experts are sounding the alarm, seeing in different parts of the world people eat the bodies of exotic animals. Because this way they can pick up an unknown infection. Poaching has caused a reduction in the number of rare species. Meanwhile, viruses mutate and introduced into the human environment.Scientists say that wild animals are the main source of the emergence of new viruses that are transmitted to humans through the meat. In many countries, certain organs of animals used in food for medicinal purposes and to increase potency. Infections dangerous infections from such treatment occur more often.
Penises tigers, the horns of a rhinoceros, chimpanzee and other organs of animals endowed with healing properties for revenue. In the markets where they sell the meat of wild animals, a virus can spread and be transmitted to humans. Many believe that Covid-19 was the result of such transfer of bats in the poultry market in Wuhan.
Experts warn that the next pandemic could be much worse than the coronavirus, and even the plague. Animals on the brink of extinction, killed for their organs, which are boiled with herbs and spices. This practice is especially popular in Asia and Africa.
Monkeys carry HIV and the Ebola virus, and tigers dangerous bacteria and other microorganisms that can infect people who eat their meat and blood.
The horns of rhinos continue to use in medical practice after being legalized in China in 2018. Every year, poachers killed about a thousand of these animals. For all that, rhinos carry tuberculosis, which is killing millions of people.
According to the results of studies to humans from animals can be passed around 827 000 unknown to scientists viruses. Bird flu, SARS, middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah virus, and yellow fever mutated and passed on to humanity in this way.
Zoonotic pandemic is much closer than we think. In Russia reported a new outbreak of avian influenza H5N8. Other types of viruses can mutate as well. This happens in many countries of the world. Virologists predict that after Covid-19 could spark a new epidemic of even greater proportions. She will be the result of human stupidity and greed.
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