monkey pox SARS West Nile these new illnesses are all viruses and they’re
illnesses are all viruses and they’re
illnesses are all viruses and they’re all ZOA notic diseases ones that
all ZOA notic diseases ones that
all ZOA notic diseases ones that normally live in animals and have
normally live in animals and have
normally live in animals and have somehow jumped into people 25 years ago
somehow jumped into people 25 years ago
somehow jumped into people 25 years ago HIV was an obscure virus that evolved
HIV was an obscure virus that evolved
HIV was an obscure virus that evolved from rainforest monkeys today some 40
from rainforest monkeys today some 40
from rainforest monkeys today some 40 million people are infected could one of
million people are infected could one of
million people are infected could one of these newly emerging viruses be the next
these newly emerging viruses be the next
these newly emerging viruses be the next HIV and threaten us all for many years
HIV and threaten us all for many years
HIV and threaten us all for many years I’ve been giving a talk called revenge
I’ve been giving a talk called revenge
I’ve been giving a talk called revenge of the rainforest and you know people
of the rainforest and you know people
of the rainforest and you know people always thought that was an interesting
always thought that was an interesting
always thought that was an interesting topic but certainly not relevant to
topic but certainly not relevant to
topic but certainly not relevant to those living safely in Wisconsin or Ohio
those living safely in Wisconsin or Ohio
those living safely in Wisconsin or Ohio or Indiana but there are lots of
or Indiana but there are lots of
or Indiana but there are lots of examples of diseases rainforest diseases
examples of diseases rainforest diseases
examples of diseases rainforest diseases becoming major public health problems in
becoming major public health problems in
becoming major public health problems in the rest of the world in 1999 a deadly
the rest of the world in 1999 a deadly
the rest of the world in 1999 a deadly disease emerged in the u.s. that had
disease emerged in the u.s. that had
disease emerged in the u.s. that had never been seen before in the Western
never been seen before in the Western
never been seen before in the Western Hemisphere
Hemisphere
Hemisphere it was West Nile virus nobody had even
it was West Nile virus nobody had even
it was West Nile virus nobody had even remotely imagined West Nile coming to
remotely imagined West Nile coming to
remotely imagined West Nile coming to the United States I mean here is is it
the United States I mean here is is it
the United States I mean here is is it disease its entire ecology involves the
disease its entire ecology involves the
disease its entire ecology involves the Nile Sudan Upper Egypt swamp lands a
Nile Sudan Upper Egypt swamp lands a
Nile Sudan Upper Egypt swamp lands a very specific set of birds and
very specific set of birds and
very specific set of birds and mosquitoes indigenous to that ecology no
mosquitoes indigenous to that ecology no
mosquitoes indigenous to that ecology no one could have imagined it could emerge
one could have imagined it could emerge
one could have imagined it could emerge in the concrete jungle of Manhattan and
in the concrete jungle of Manhattan and
in the concrete jungle of Manhattan and queens and become a problem that now is
queens and become a problem that now is
queens and become a problem that now is seen in almost every single state in the
seen in almost every single state in the
seen in almost every single state in the United States and carried by indigenous
United States and carried by indigenous
United States and carried by indigenous mosquitoes and indigenous birds partly
mosquitoes and indigenous birds partly
mosquitoes and indigenous birds partly because it was so unexpected West Nile
because it was so unexpected West Nile
because it was so unexpected West Nile proved difficult to identify it began
proved difficult to identify it began
proved difficult to identify it began with a rash of encephalitis cases in New
with a rash of encephalitis cases in New
with a rash of encephalitis cases in New York then hundreds of dead crows began
York then hundreds of dead crows began
York then hundreds of dead crows began to appear but it took time to connect
to appear but it took time to connect
to appear but it took time to connect the two until 2002 Dan Scanlon was a
the two until 2002 Dan Scanlon was a
the two until 2002 Dan Scanlon was a vigorous man then he and his wife Betty
vigorous man then he and his wife Betty
vigorous man then he and his wife Betty were both bitten by a mosquito Dan
were both bitten by a mosquito Dan
were both bitten by a mosquito Dan collapsed
collapsed
collapsed was in the hospital in a coma and when I
was in the hospital in a coma and when I
was in the hospital in a coma and when I woke up I found out that she was in the
woke up I found out that she was in the
woke up I found out that she was in the hospital with apparently the same thing
hospital with apparently the same thing
hospital with apparently the same thing they performed a spinal tap on Betty –
they performed a spinal tap on Betty –
they performed a spinal tap on Betty – and it was inconclusive but why of all
and it was inconclusive but why of all
and it was inconclusive but why of all symptoms are there exactly that doctor
symptoms are there exactly that doctor
symptoms are there exactly that doctor said yet she definitely had West Nile
said yet she definitely had West Nile
said yet she definitely had West Nile virus and I never saw her conscious
virus and I never saw her conscious
virus and I never saw her conscious again Dan’s wife Betty was killed by
again Dan’s wife Betty was killed by
again Dan’s wife Betty was killed by West Nile virus Dan himself was left
West Nile virus Dan himself was left
West Nile virus Dan himself was left badly disabled the virus can cause
badly disabled the virus can cause
badly disabled the virus can cause inflammation of the brain disorientation
inflammation of the brain disorientation
inflammation of the brain disorientation and paralysis in 2006 West Nile killed
and paralysis in 2006 West Nile killed
and paralysis in 2006 West Nile killed 177 people in the u.s. mostly elderly
177 people in the u.s. mostly elderly
177 people in the u.s. mostly elderly very young or with weakened immune
very young or with weakened immune
very young or with weakened immune systems
systems
systems fortunately the odds of catching it are
fortunately the odds of catching it are
fortunately the odds of catching it are small the disease is spread by
small the disease is spread by
small the disease is spread by mosquitoes and one of them could even
mosquitoes and one of them could even
mosquitoes and one of them could even have brought West Nile to the US all it
have brought West Nile to the US all it
have brought West Nile to the US all it takes is an infected bug to stow away on
takes is an infected bug to stow away on
takes is an infected bug to stow away on an international flight now West Nile is
an international flight now West Nile is
an international flight now West Nile is carried by birds in the United States as
carried by birds in the United States as
carried by birds in the United States as they follow their migratory routes they
they follow their migratory routes they
they follow their migratory routes they ferry the virus with them one recent
ferry the virus with them one recent
ferry the virus with them one recent study indicated it’s had a devastating
study indicated it’s had a devastating
study indicated it’s had a devastating impact on birds killing hundreds of
impact on birds killing hundreds of
impact on birds killing hundreds of thousands and now that West Nile is
thousands and now that West Nile is
thousands and now that West Nile is established in our ecosystem it’s
established in our ecosystem it’s
established in our ecosystem it’s probably here to stay
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