Why Deadly Viral Pandemics Are Becoming More Common

[@besmart]

SARS-CoV-2 wasn't the first virus to jump from animals into humans, and it won't be the last. I learned a lot making this video and I hope you do too. Come find me on Twitter and Instagram: @DrJoeHanson/@okaytobesmart

[@maloukadaknou153]

Yo bro

[@thomassaunders6850]

Because we eat them

[@thischannelisdead9108]

Hello Joe! I love yor youtube channel and I love how you explain everything in perfect detail! I was wondering if you could sub to my channel plz, because everyone says I cant reach 100 subs, but i wanna prove them wrong! Love ur vids!

[@TheRealWorlddd]

i look forward to your videos every week keep up the awesome work!

[@WeissM89]

Hey Joe, you missed a couple key factors about emerging infectious diseases. I hope you can watch Dr Michael Greger's conference about pandemics and how to prevent them to get a whole picture: nutritionfacts.org/video/pandemics-history-prevention/

[@RoguishlyHandsome]

Judge: _What do you have to say for yourself?_ Virus: _I just tripped and fell!_

[@DRiungi]

lol!

[@transfurry]

Lol

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

:)

[@enricofermi3471]

I've fallen, and I can't get up!

[@EduKariuki]

The Wendover shoutout was awesome :)

[@TonyVSTheWorld]

Lol you caught that.... 😂

[@fennten8338]

yeah lol, I'm glad this was top comment I don't think I woulda noticed

[@dan_youtube]

Too bad he won't see this video, and this message

[@amehak1922]

@@dan_youtube it's possible he does.

[@sidsachdeva4869]

FeNn Ten ff CCTV can come check a Z Z Z zap

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

*Mentions flying machines* Wendover: *Stares with anticipation*

[@kani-licious]

you again!

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

Hi

[@mariamelsayed4194]

Why why are you everywhere

[@iceenderman-fm4kb]

YOU AGAIN !!! WHY

[@plurple1402]

I keep seeing you in the comments

[@djcsavato100]

11:04 That Wendover reference was awesome 😂

[@davec8473]

He was WATCHING, don't mess with his planes

[@xian1297]

Am i the only one who didn't get it?

[@homieridvanboss2112]

@@xian1297 nope

[@justinblin]

@@xian1297 Wendover Productions makes a lot of videos about airplanes, it’s kinda turned into a joke

[@Drecon84]

"Other animals" is how you know you're talking to a biologist.

[@jonathanbartley7139]

Don't know that just biologists were the target audience.

[@someguy2135]

Also the term "Non-human animals."

[@kpi7757]

I mean we technically are

[@euphrasiepolly5575]

@@jonathanbartley7139 Who said anything about the target audience being biologists? If anything it's people who are not familiar with biology.

[@Marene1011]

You know what's sad. My biology book said animals and humans. It's really really sad

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Thanks so much for the non-technical, realistic delivery of this message.

[@esoh4t484]

VIDEOHEREBOB I’ve watched many videos on this subject, this has to be the only one that had me nodding my head in understanding and agreement.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

@@esoh4t484 I agree! There's nothing gained when they try to impress us with big words and authoritative slants.

[@ocalituzo]

That Wendover Productions cameo was unexpected but defenitely very welcome.

[@qpSubZeroqp]

I enjoyed it as well but I don't think that was technically a cameo

[@bernatr8014]

We should point out livestock is responsible for some of the most devastating epidemics in human history. Measles, tuberculosis and smallpox jumped to humans from cows, the flu and whooping cough from pigs and ducks, and malaria from livestock birds. Currently, intensive livestock is causing new types of flus and many other new infectious diseases. We do have to become aware of our place in nature, and that also means becoming aware of what we eat and how we produce food.

[@pyRoy6]

I was wondering how did this video cover so much without even mentioning domestic animals? Especially domestic animals that we cram together for extended periods in unsanitary conditions for at least a part of their lives.

[@veganchaatparty]

Super Super Super Super True....we have to change a lot...I guess we as might have to change completely if we to survive more time than dinosaurs did....we are such a relatively super young species and already funnily the only one who is trying to extinct itself knowing about it.....lol.....The smartest stupidest species ever born.....Both a Gift and a curse.....Thanks for sharing your thoughts bro....

[@morganrobinson4741]

@agkl Well going vegan could be a solution, but we could just eat very small amounts of meat and switch from having big, unsanitary farms to more small and sanitary ones.

[@someguy2135]

@agkl Right! A well planned vegan diet of whole foods is healthier too. Vegans have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and certain types of cancer. Vegans tend to live longer too.

[@someguy2135]

@@morganrobinson4741 Your suggestion would help, but widespread switching to a vegan diet is the most effective option to prevent another pandemic. The more people who switch, the better. Not only to avoid epidemics. Cattle produce a lot of methane which is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide for climate change.

[@kevinhackbarth9617]

Important note: SARS-COV-2 is not "fast mutating". As far as viruses go, it mutates pretty slow. It proofreads it's genome while replicating, which keeps the mutation rate low.

[@nosuchthing8]

I think they mean it's rna based, not DNA based. So it has more errors when it duplicates.

[@kevinhackbarth9617]

@@nosuchthing8 That's true, DNA viruses have lower mutation rates. Compared to influenza or HIV, for example, I believe SARS-COV-2 has a lower mutation rate. Mostly I wanted to point this out so that people do not think SARS-COV-2 is exceptionally fast at mutating/evolving. Of course, all viruses mutate fast compared to bacteria, animals, etc. so it's all about context.

[@nosuchthing8]

@kevinhackbarth9617 covid is enabled based, hence it has a higher replication rate failure. COVID-19, short for “coronavirus disease 2019,” is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Like many other viruses, SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus. This means that, unlike in humans and other mammals, the genetic material for SARS-CoV-2 is encoded in ribonucleic acid (RNA).Dec 14, 2020 University or Rochester

[@robertschlesinger1342]

This video is an accurate, informative, and worthwhile introduction to the very basics of virology, given less than 15 minutes. Considering the time constraint of 15 minutes and the accuracy of the information presented, this is an excellent must see video for everyone during these COVID-19 times.

[@grassCrow]

Except he keeps contradicting his own expert. For example he keeps saying the virus jumps and the experts says it does not. This guy just packages knowledge from other people in cliches, but still gets some of it wrong.

[@nunayobiz]

Despite all of our conflicts, humans are incredibly social. I was amazed to see that despite being warned about social distancing, people could not STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. Even at the risk of a potentially deadly Covid. We're a perfect species for any virus!

[@smurfyday]

Some people can. Some people don't care. Some people can't.

[@elaimaro122]

Quick summery: it's all our own fault

[@vaishnavinrao7231]

Agreed

[@sallyl.9606]

@Natasha Geisler any proof?

[@Vaderist.]

@Natasha Geisler I’m vegan but actually viruses come from meat that are badly cooked so eat really clean meat but the best way would still be to become vegan

[@Vaderist.]

@@sallyl.9606 because all the viruses are from animals

[@venusfirenza2547]

Says a virus that sets off a seismic seizure.

[@peterandersson3812]

Love the evil Wendover logo when talking about air travel! 😂

[@sun4502]

Why is it evil ?

[@christopherhusta9915]

that viral "yeet!" got me

[@thetexastickler5698]

Lol

[@austinhoward6557]

It was awesome to see David Quammen, his books are great! Another amazing one is the tangled tree, which talks about the history of evolutionary theory and evolution itself.

[@harryferrett9420]

Animals - “Why are humans killing our planet?”

[@harryferrett9420]

We are the problem : (

[@TheRealWorlddd]

yes we are

[@deepikachandra7857]

yes :(

[@netecrivernetecassassins2945]

I'm so sorry Mr Duck, Yours sincerely, A human

[@EzequielBaltazar]

Because humans invented "money".

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

Everyone talking about the wendover reference meanwhile i don't even know what that is

[@lmpeters]

Wendover Productions is a channel best known for videos about airplanes and air travel. It's worth a watch.

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

@@lmpeters k

[@guillermosenties.848]

Have you watched? Is really good.

[@yva5709]

Same, i even liked the comment about it🤣🤦‍♂️

[@yangosakurai7505]

Ah ok I get it now. I was also unsure of the reference

[@jamiehay1027]

*"If you laid all the viruses on earth side my side they would create a chain tens of millions of light years long"* Everyone: **Confused noises**

[@siyacer]

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[@FFeras]

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[@gabrielbruno5062]

@@FFeras NTA, your comment section your rules.

[@savide2054]

123 'joejoe reference'

[@odgarig8601]

Confused about what? I don't get this comment.

[@wholeNwon]

I can assure you that, among competent physicians, this was never a "fringe" view, at least not in the last 80 yrs. or so. My friends and I have been talking about the issue and speculating about the possible sources for almost 30 years. I'm almost certain that I saw a victim of HIV here in the U.S. in early 1972.

[@RcsN505]

tell us more!

[@Q_QQ_Q]

how old are you ?

[@sairbear444]

So interesting, tell us more!!!

[@gregorymalchuk272]

Please tell us more about this early speculative case of HIV!!!

[@slipkinti]

Interesting!

[@yangosakurai7505]

This is a really great explanation that is easy to follow. Well done

[@jakish1985]

@11:03 Wendover production is like "Haa"

[@n.a.f.k]

"there's really nothing special about us." :D Yeah thanks for the reminder.

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

That's not entirely true. We are part of the rare species of animals that destroy their own environment and kill each other. It's like humans as a specie has a death wish.

[@ziziroberts8041]

I was waiting for you to explain how we need to change our behaviors to help prevent another pandemic. Are you going to write Part 2?

[@WeissM89]

Hopefully he addresses the elephant in the room, factory farming...

[@someguy2135]

@@WeissM89 Right. Animal exploitation in general, but especially factory farming.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Be vegan.

[@rikkenhelcate9868]

Need to avoid all contact with genetically close-ish animals. From past viruses looks like only fish, reptiles, amphibians are safe? Would need to destroy the livestock industry and get rid majority of pets (non-aquatic). Then reduce cross-species virus hopping by preventing unnatural animal contact with each other (zoos, markets, farms). Be super careful with birds/mosquitoes? So in conclusion, its unrealistic to stop another pandemic. Luckily they seem to only appear every 10 years or so.

[@someguy2135]

@@rikkenhelcate9868 We don't have to choose all or none. We do not need to eat animal products at all, but reducing the threat by eliminating beef and dairy would be a good place to start. It would also remove the type of animal products that contribute the most to climate change. Methane produced by cows is 20-80 times more problematic than carbon dioxide. Animal agriculture contributes more to climate change than all transportation combined!

[@mangareader8318]

Quammen kinda looks like an older version of my Dad and it's making me want to hug him

[@slipknot95maggot]

"So we're in it's habitat" "We _are_ it's habitat" Fuqq, I'm such a nerd.... I just love when somebody gets language right......

[@emperorarima3225]

Its*

[@punyashilshahare2152]

@@emperorarima3225 well played😂

[@ZiRR0]

"Hey Smart People" Aight Imma head out

[@laurabuche5191]

I listened to the book Spillover recently and just couldn't stop listening! It's very clear and a great narration too. Very, very good video. Thank you!

[@MrGamefan77]

I actually read the book Spillover for my university class last fall semester. It was a great, informative, simple yet captivating read for anyone interested in zoonotic diseases. I'm glad to see you guys got the author of the book to be in your video!

[@rrp2600]

"Why am I Mr Pink?" haha. I wonder how many people caught that reference.

[@jaymzx0]

He should just be glad he's not called Mr Yellow.

[@RemizZ]

There is two ways you can go on this job: My way or the highway.

[@xBris]

11:02 - Oh I see you there ;)

[@HopeRock425]

The Wendover Productions joke at 11:02 was perfect.

[@edgelord8337]

All I ask is that you be civil and not start the blame game in the comments. If you don't have anything nice or informative to say don't say anything.

[@carlbedwetter7653]

Thank you Shadow the hedgehog.

[@kirbylover37]

@@carlbedwetter7653 I, Not-that-disappointed-in-learning-that-my son-died-Donkey-Kong, also would like to thank Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@siyacer]

If you don't have anything nice to say, feel free to spread your opinion.

[@shaalijones3484]

So now there is a bot that seeds asking for calmness 😛this message is appearing across various media sites. Usually against left leaning ideas.

[@OlivierHokke]

Nice vid! I do miss Dr Michael Greger and his research and the connection with (mass) animal domestication/farming

[@WeissM89]

Link to anyone interested: nutritionfacts.org/video/pandemics-history-prevention/

[@OlivierHokke]

@@WeissM89 ah perfect! Wanted to share it, but you beat me to it. Absolutely mind blowing talk...

[@WeissM89]

@Han Boetes Quote from the editorial “Chickens Come Home to Roost” shown in that same video: "It is curious that changing the way humans treat animals-most basically ceasing to eat them, or at the very least radically limiting the quantity of them that is eaten-is largely off the radar as a significant preventive measure".

[@evajames9088]

Love it when he says, hey smart people

[@user-bx9nu8bt5e]

That mention of “SARS-CoV-3” has never crossed my mind but the idea does scare me thoroughly.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Be vegan.

[@AdamPLocky]

4:33 So many references that is such a Destin-ism! Definitely getting smarter every day

[@Mantulisme]

Why? you might ask. Because we're not suppose to eat them.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

True. Be vegan :D

[@Eontologist]

Spillover is an AMAZING book! I was reading it just before this COVID pandemic 😅

[@RobeonMew]

THAT'S WHY STAY CLEAR AND SAFE. Yo if we actually listened, and isolated for 14 days, COVID woulda died

[@siyacer]

Blame shitty people and governments

[@kaykay1570]

Or we could stop eating animals. Start there

[@suryanshsrivastava5551]

No it would not. Virus will remain dormant in asymptomatic hosts waiting for a chance

[@luizfernando4497]

But this is impossible, you know (Like someone in a neighbour city of mine decided to make a 80 people party)

[@tired247]

@@suryanshsrivastava5551 Yes, but even while asymptomatic, it dies off within 14 days, right? So being isolated, asymptomatic or symptomatic, would still work to stop the spread.

[@clippedwings225]

The scowling Wendover Productions is so funny

[@sanurabellydancer]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the role of animal agriculture and especially factory farms.

[@Cha0sMaster]

I don't need a virus to kill me, I nearly did that myself chocking on coffee when Wendover flew into the picture

[@bookmarvel1]

The angry wendover logo cameo actually brought me so much joy, thank you Joe for that 😄

[@TheFuturistTom]

I’ve been watching Its Okay To Be Smart for a while. They’ve inspired me to start my own channel!

[@digimanga]

11:04 that crossover... I love it 😂 Fantastic topic, covered very nicely and full of very useful information! I do hope the right changes can be made so we are ready for the next pandemic. Preferably before it even becomes a pandemic.

[@Benzy670]

The answer to the title is pretty clear to me: Mother Nature is getting payback! 😂

[@WhyteLis21]

Well, mother nature can get in line. Everything since day one of our lives been trying to get payback at us. Especially, with our wasted and over population on almost every continent on this planet. Lol.

[@Benzy670]

WhyteLis21 sure sounds like she’s first in line

[@petercarioscia9189]

China* is getting payback Manufactured in a bioweapons lab

[@Altaper]

@@petercarioscia9189 sure, sure mate

[@petercarioscia9189]

@@Altaper at least we agree.

[@douglasbell3344]

"The Coming Plague" was written in 1995 by Laurie Garrett. This books makes predictions about increased diseases including re-emergence of bacterial infections that we currently control and new viruses.

[@infinitejest441]

I have that book. I have been waiting for this to happen since that time. The wait is over. 😿

[@wellthen4128]

IOTBS: Bad mouths planes. Wendover Productions: So you have chosen DEATH.

[@ianpineda]

11:00 Gotta love the memes around wendover being the airplane guy

[@davidpavel5017]

When i heard non human animals my heart skipped a beat 😍 I think every famous person should carefully choose their words to help people realize that we are as much animals as a dog or a sponge

[@eunoia2453]

Thank you Dr Joe, your video always informative and fun to watch. Good job for you and your team!

[@CeroSect]

13:27: “But this novel coronavirus is- it’s here- it’s *among us.* “ “Guys Virus is kinda sus ngl” Virus: “nah man it was red” “Proof?” Virus: “he sus” “He got a point” *Red was not The Imposter*

[@meatman6908]

when the imposter is sus! 😳

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

I blame all the governments in the world for not being ready for SRAS2 when SRAS1 hit 16 years before in 2003. Seriously, over 10 years to get ready, and they ALL got caught with their pants down, fumbling like idiots, not knowing what to do. Governments are supposed to have contingency plans for major events like pandemics. That's their job.

[@97LifeMelody]

Thanks for bringing David Quammen! He's an awesome writer and storyteller. I highly recommend "The Tangled Tree".

[@axem.8338]

Is it a documentary?

[@97LifeMelody]

@@axem.8338 It is a book which describes the history behind understanding phylogeny, genetics and the nature of life. It is very captivating as it describes some very big personalities and their stories and how they stumbled upon their discoveries. Although I work in science, I think this book appeals to a wide audience because it mainly focuses on the people and their ideas rather than very specific details.

[@Ethan-gy1fz]

Nice video!

[@eunac3037]

Did you watch the whole thing in two minutes?

[@marieladomingo6068]

"Why do other animals keep giving us viruses?" - It is their way of getting back at us for being cruel to them. Serves us right.

[@cristine990]

this video made all the sense and calm. Thanks for the info

[@Unknown-hi2dr]

Is there any animal left that is known to humans and we haven't tried to eat?

[@RemizZ]

Probably not

[@tonpal]

There are, or have been, 'clubs' on both sides of the Atlantic in which the members aim to eat every species of animal.

[@sahilshukla8127]

Polar bears, penguins, seals, elephants 😑

[@lolbit5119]

@@sahilshukla8127 before you try and act smart maybe try and check your facts? Just because we don't eat them now doesn't mean we have never tried eating them

[@lord_khufu]

geometry Noob Who even tried to eat an elephant lol

[@naturefix290]

Spillover is an awesome read.

[@energyeve2152]

I'm curious the role viruses will have in the future. They seem like a neat tool to use to add DNA or RNA in organisms. Once we are able to manipulate them precisely, we'd be able to use them for all sorts of things. The future is going to be so interesting

[@AJ-rm2vh]

Thought Emporium gave himself a viral "cure" against lactose intolerance by doing exactly that! Insert lactase into viral genome and then eat the virus basically, he has a video on it :)

[@macgregorfb]

You forgot to mention that, in addition to Smallpox, we've also eradicated Rinderpest. Worth mentioning that we've almost wiped out Polio and Guinea worm.

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

Can you do a vid on how you learn information so fast?

[@eunac3037]

Yeah I'd like to see that

[@deepikachandra7857]

Yeah, nice idea

[@JadendayZero]

its fascinating to think what drives these viruses to keep on multiplying or how it knows when to not kill too many hosts and stuff like that. Even though they are not conscious like an animal.

[@phizicks]

for a thing that is effectively isn't alive, the virus is the most successful dead thing.. makes me feel like a non achiever :P

[@vivientakacs5599]

Viruses aren't really dead. In a human sense maybe, but it is a live cell that mutates and multiplies, while attacking the host

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@vivientakacs5599 *after it gets a host. Until then, it's pretty much dead.

[@anotherdev6673]

13:58 "I miss the other globe" top right corner.

[@jaedevrick]

If people would stop eating them there would be less problems. It’s amazing how the earth was actually improving during COVID-19

[@emrazum]

lol @ the why am I mister pink in the reservoir host graphic, nice touch

[@marwaregab7040]

short answer: because we keep freaking eating them.

[@hiimryan2388]

Marwa Regab Bruh your not a saint, please just shush.

[@AvgJane19]

@@hiimryan2388 ?

[@lukesalzman5346]

Great video, just one slight nitpick. Smallpox is the only human virus to have been eliminated, however we have also successfully eliminated the rinderpest virus from cattle (which if I'm not mistaken was a relative of human measles)

[@elijahdage5523]

I kinda already know this from Plague inc. and Hataraku Saibou. I never thought it'd apply to this, though.

[@elijahachiri]

That slight Tiger King ref 9:20 😂👌🏾

[@JohnCena8351]

Because we keep eating them.

[@mullerpotgieter]

The Chinese do, yes

[@xiaoshen194]

@@mullerpotgieter so what will you do about it, huh?

[@Donpru]

You do know they're 4 random types of virus in your body constantly fighting each other for domination over you

[@jimandrews4261]

they prepare or cook them in non hygienic ways , that’s the problem

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

@@mullerpotgieter Actually most human eat other animals ynless tour vegetarian or vegan. This virus was becuase either someine was handling animals unsanitarily or undercooked it.

[@estton]

that yeet at 6:40 tho

[@simbini2004]

Disappointed this video didn't talk about wet markets, or the concentration of live markets in Asia

[@asteri8299]

probably because thats not the freaking point.

[@sad.platypus]

@@asteri8299 yea cuz those markets totally aren't freaking heaven for zoonotic diseases. . .

[@AJ-rm2vh]

@@sad.platypus all animal farms are, even in Europe and America

[@dfm2656]

I guess because that was not the point of the video, new diseases can come from the markets of Asia as from the farms of the west where animals are kept together in unhealthy places, as well as from our own pets.

[@SubExEndre]

I'm amazed factory farming wasn't mentioned

[@Serser111]

Why? Mostly cuz we keep breeding and eating them.........

[@mooncake4511]

4:37 I legit thought there was a bug on my screen and tried to find where it disappeared to xD

[@galaxygirl2548]

Amish Satish 𝕝𝕠𝕝

[@galaxygirl2548]

𝕩𝔻

[@PeterXian]

How can we overcome this obstacle? Can't imagine there's a 2nd major virus break right now. the world woulc probably shut down again

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Be vegan. So simple. Not 100% foolproof but between 60 - 70%.

[@leongyuhao4750]

False information, being vegan won't eliminate COVID-19, or make you safer in any way. Wearing masks and practising good hygiene can reduce the spread of COVID-19 however.

[@campkira]

not since china's close all out flight... so we will be fine....

[@afhdfh]

Don't worry about the colour of your ears! You're a gorgeous human being even if they were green or blue.

[@eunac3037]

I watched this video on how people that do politics or other informational content like to put bookshelves as their background. Ha

[@duhast43]

0:49 Ugh, that animation makes me wanna cof really hard and then brush my teeth.

[@zizi6538]

I see what u mean

[@KuruGDI]

00:01 I gotta give it to the design team that they used a banana as a proper tool for scale!

[@ForeverLumoz]

And here I am, sitting quietly, learning more about viruses - and then a rat with a pizza slice scoots across my screen while you’re talking about The Plaque.. I laughed so hard at something that’s so not funny and so long ago and yet so now.

[@quahntasy]

Meanwhile animals *”Why are humans killing our only planet”*

[@domc3040]

Just to clarify a tiny side point - smallpox is the only HUMAN infectious disease we've completely eradicated. But we have also eradicated the cattle disease rinderpest.

[@bahardd4479]

The best channel ever :)))

[@mackayla8262]

What are those extra “))”😂double chins?

[@bahardd4479]

@@mackayla8262 I guess so :)))

[@bearpaw.z]

scientist who predicted covid-19: I told you so! Climate change, nuclear war: okay i get it lemme think I guess it's my turn

[@lsmc8909]

Because we keep torturing them.

[@Iramico]

Thank you for the banana scale it made everything make a bit more sense

[@swisstraeng]

Because we eat them. There, said it.

[@Aeturnalis]

I'm certainly not a doctor or epidemiologist, but I don't find it surprising that many human diseases started in other species. Viruses specialize in types of cells, and virtually all mammals have similar organs - heart, lungs, kidneys, eyes, etc. A human lung doesn't seem like it's that fundamentally different from a cow lung or a sloth lung. For a virus, evolving from specialist to generalist would be the way to go, the virus that has many, many targets will reproduce much more than a virus that has only a single target. Maybe I'm way off base, I have no PhD, but to me it seems only natural that diseases can jump between related species.

[@ccgg1129]

The obvious solution seems to be to go vegan

[@hmsvictoryryan3477]

indeed

[@leeclements7311]

That would solve a lot of problems actually.

[@ccgg1129]

​@Lost Hero I'm not saying veganism would end all zoonotic diseases, but it would certainly decrease the risks of these diseases spreading

[@issagahan6693]

Yesss

[@jeslarcy3370]

Great episode !

[@real4487]

Because we keep killing them for our never ending greed.

[@maxasaurus3008]

6:38 Finally! A proper use of yeet!

[@sunshinedaniela8572]

First

[@n-matter305]

hiii. I know im the most intense commenter all up in your comments. but I would love if we could chat about how we can get your style of informative videos to a Spanish speaking population, it would be sooooo incredible for developing countries! we need education like this here! we have none! love from Colombia!

[@EverythingScience]

It's their payback for us eating them...

[@PinkPanter572]

What a stupid thing to say

[@lorrainering9457]

I really liked the video, but unfortunately you missed the opportunity to talk about how the way we treat animals that we consume most (chicken, cows, pigs,...) makes the situation so much worse. I highly recommend "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safra Foer, which digs deep into that topic. In short it says: Keeping animals in such close contact like it happens in meat mass production (especially in America) gives the viruses a lot more opportunities to mutate in a way that they can infect humans (again) and potentially even worse than the zoonotic diseases that we already know. This variable is actually in our control, meaning it is much easier to change animal farms than to keep people from flying across the globe.