Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says
by jupp0r on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @07:07PM
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Can you elaborate how factory farming was contributing to this outbreak? From all I've read, the virus evolved in wild animals (presumably bats).
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says
by ryan_lane on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @09:13PM
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Swine flu came from domestically raised pigs. Factory farming makes it more likely because the pigs are kept in close, confined quarters, increasing the spread between animals. The virus is passed from the animals to the farm workers.
Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says
by geddy on Thursday March 12, 2020 @10:28AM
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Not this specific outbreak, but it was from the meat trade (wild caught or farmed). We keep stressed out animals in disgusting conditions in close proximity which is a breeding ground for disease. We then interact with them.
And of course, wild animals (like bats) can transmit diseases to other species (like pigs). Who can then transmit it to all the other pigs around it.
Then we pump them full of medication so they don't get sick, and end up creating antibiotic resistance.