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GopherGal

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10. I wouldn't say that "causes" viruses

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 05:08 PM

Mar 2020

... but the expansion of human settlement to bring us in closer contact with a wider variety of animals creates the conditions where we get exposed to new viruses that had previously existed only in animals. And when we put different animals in close proximity with each other we facilitate exchange of the viruses between species and the viruses' adaptations to new hosts.

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Is this what happens when [View all] cilla4progress Mar 2020 OP

no... but population density doesn't help lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

I don't think so. I think it's what happens when... TygrBright Mar 2020 #2

This is one of the things, for sure. The_jackalope Mar 2020 #3

PS: Everyone should read William Catton"s book "Overshoot" The_jackalope Mar 2020 #4

Hi, Jack! cilla4progress Mar 2020 #7

Hi! I gots my beans, bourbon and TP stockpile The_jackalope Mar 2020 #8

Haha. cilla4progress Mar 2020 #9

It may be what happens when it's stupid capacity is exceeded pecosbob Mar 2020 #5

I wouldn't say that "causes" viruses GopherGal Mar 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #6

No. We aren't at capacity yet. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #11