Viruses, Animals and Humans

With the outbreak of COVID-19, we want to share some articles about the correlation between most viruses, animal use and the role humans play in all of this. There will also be some links to informational sites such as how to make your own mask if you are unable to purchase one and what materials are best for a homemade mask.

For more information about pandemics, please visit pandemicfreeworld.com

Destroying Nature Unleashes Infectious Diseases https://nyti.ms/NrGwhc 

The Man Who Saw The Pandemic Coming http://m.nautil.us/issue/83/intelligence/the-man-who-saw-the-pandemic-coming

Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs ‘Kick Your Door In’ https://khn.org/news/former-federal-virus-hunter-says-u-s-cant-wait-for-new-germs-to-kick-your-door-in/

How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/

Fact check: Is COVID-19 caused by human consumption of animals? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/18/coronavirus-fact-check-covid-19-caused-eating-animals/5073094002/

'We should start thinking about the next one': Coronavirus is just the first of many pandemics to come, environmentalists warn https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-uk-pandemics-environmentalists-warning-a9413996.html?fbclid=IwAR2f2AX912BkEclwOr9Ic4ZQDGiItTxL6eLs81TbfvrZxB1UlQ9fyN67ZCE

From coronavirus to antibiotics: the ways we use animals ‘still risks spreading disease’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibiotics-wild-animals-wildlife-china-wuhan-bat-pangolin-a9407261.html?fbclid=IwAR0kctAcyBD6UFGRYbYirXClqUJXyJc7R5I-02akVjizT1kL1rtIySVmRQU

13 Animal-to-Human Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People Each Year https://www.livescience.com/21426-global-zoonoses-diseases-hotspots.html?fbclid=IwAR3MpdBY-GNAmlSaq4fWh-56A-kbA3mfl15i7MCu2rpKoPv2wfNoy7Z7lyk

PDF file of article from the Lancet Journal of Science “Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis” https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(12)61684-5.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1gkLkD5E2AcGunpIysSR0AW5vcZa9bVMpzJDphmC4yiDdonOJGIQNYnc8

One Root Cause of Pandemics Few People Think About https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/one-root-cause-of-pandemics-few-people-think-about/?fbclid=IwAR15SarkdFBYUFilQ0dpizkD_GBXby-QflG6ZnVaZTxuS8u0RFluB1dwyx0

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/coronavirus-habitat-loss/

‘What the Health’ Director Links Coronavirus to Factory Farming in New Film https://www.livekindly.co/coronavirus-factory-farming-film/

Can Asia’s infectious disease-producing wildlife trade be stopped? https://thefern.org/2020/03/can-asias-infectious-disease-producing-wildlife-trade-be-stopped/

Are food deliveries and groceries safe during coronavirus pandemic? Yes, experts say https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/food-safety-groceries-coronavirus-wellness/index.html

Coronavirus: 'Nature is sending us a message’, says UN environment chief https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/coronavirus-nature-is-sending-us-a-message-says-un-environment-chief

How the Pandemic Will End https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

The Coronavirus Could Force Mass Slaughterhouse Closures https://www.livekindly.co/coronavirus-could-force-mass-slaughterhouse-closures/?fbclid=IwAR1e3DlB5r37p5IMM3DBKXUaS5-QTeOC6fm6t40pO8o1Ts4KRsN6BQ37abs

Why Are We Ignoring the Root Cause of this Pandemic? https://freefromharm.org/animal-products-and-culture/why-are-we-ignoring-the-root-cause-of-this-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR0dhNlWvsVM0SFwyvhIfHIpiY8hh94IybhKw7lqJQLQL0XPXTNIDampqrM

A Palate for Pestilence: Ominous Links Between COVID-19 and Industrial Animal Farming https://sentientmedia.org/ominous-links-between-covid-19-and-industrial-animal-farming/?fbclid=IwAR3gl3BKQhdiIdf6t4Ghfc8ascjU61EJSi9xioQV-wMW1gUtpLZc29LkHtw

Bats are not to blame for coronavirus. Humans are https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/health/coronavirus-human-actions-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2WnWUyv1tegWPGxxRDHpFzz3NQhRpH7yaqhASODQzWurCHcNlWfUx2xBI

Coronavirus Should Make You Reconsider Eating Meat https://sentientmedia.org/coronavirus-should-make-you-reconsider-eating-meat/?fbclid=IwAR2qfxGb1Hwu_sYoBlL874kSvqflGW22bcJAfBKHSuT7oHohISFGEyPJ1jE

'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/18/tip-of-the-iceberg-is-our-destruction-of-nature-responsible-for-covid-19-aoe

Germany Confirms Case of H5N8 Bird Flu in Poultry Farm https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/16/world/europe/16reuters-birdflu-germany.html

VIDEO “Protecting Your Family from COVID-19 by Dr. David Price” of Weill Cornell Hospital in NYC https://youtu.be/YitWZj9QhdQ

VIDEO: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic - How to get through these challenging times https://youtu.be/VAewU4-rWVk

VIDEO: Why Do Bats Carry So Many Dangerous Diseases? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2jDPgvbTY&feature=youtu.be

VIDEO: Why Coronavirus is Dangerous for Diabetics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3BXqYzTTSQ

FDA reveals berry and shrimp recalls over norovirus and Listeria https://www.slashgear.com/fda-reveals-berry-and-shrimp-recalls-over-norovirus-and-listeria-15613163/

Video reveals lung damage in US coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously' https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/health/covid-19-lung-damage-video/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold