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Originally Posted by RNHC
People got to stop eating exotic wild game. Many of the past novel diseases were caused by viruses (virii?) originated from wild animals.
Coronavirus, Avian flu and SARS were from China (lions and tigers and bears, oh my).
MERS was from Middle East (probably from eating camel meat).
Swine flu was from Mexico. HIV from Africa (likely from eating "bush" meat)
At least, the Chinese government recognizes the danger and banned exotic game markets. No more pangolin for you (which Chinese people have single-handedly caused to put on the endangered animal list).
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Yup. Marburg and Ebola are also both likely originated from bush meat. Can't really think of a good reason to eat a bat or a pangolin, and I'd just as soon not be around anyone who does.
If I eat a oyster and get a vibrio infection, that's on me, and can be contained. These exotic bugs (and I'm still not convinced this one didn't come from a biological warfare lab), seem to run rampant.