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By analyzing 335 incidents of previous disease emergence beginning in 1940, the study has determined that zoonoses - diseases that originate in animals - are the current and most important threat in causing new diseases to emerge. And most of these, including SARS and the Ebola virus, originated in wildlife. Antibiotic drug resistance has been cited as another culprit, leading to diseases such as extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB).
The scientists also found that more new diseases emerged in the 1980s than any other decade, "likely due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which led to a range of other new diseases in people," said Mark Levy, deputy director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESN) at Columbia University.
But this team did not stop with determining the causes and origins of emerging infectious diseases; they took it a step further. To help predict and prevent future attacks, sophisticated computer models were used to help design a global map of emerging disease hotspots.
"This is a seminal moment in how we study emerging diseases," said Gittleman, dean of the Odum School of Ecology, who developed the approach used in analyzing the global database. "Our study has shown that bringing ecological sciences and public health together can advance the field in a dramatic way."//////////end of excerpt.////////The more we develop without the proper safeguards, the more at risk we place our own species.
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Scientists may one day be able to destroy viruses in the same way that opera singers presumably shatter wine glasses. New research mathematically determined the frequencies at which simple viruses could be shaken to death.
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Woah. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this: humans have extinct viruses in our DNA.
You've gotta read the whole article but I'll try to boil one of the main ideas down to this: viruses may have contributed to the evolution of species in more than one way.Woah. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this: humans have extinct viruses... more
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On this World AIDS Day we can praise advances in anti-retroviral drugs that make life liveable for many... however, we don't need to just make life liveable for those with AIDS we need to CURE IT and eradicate it from the face of this Earth. So what is all the money politicians are throwing at this really doing towards that end in saving this generation? Anyone can wear a ribbon.On this World AIDS Day we can praise advances in anti-retroviral drugs that make life... more
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Keys and several other musicians had their MySpace pages hacked. Experts say that this is a new type of hack that exploits a previously unknown weekness. Cat and Mouse continue.Keys and several other musicians had their MySpace pages hacked. Experts say that this... more
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Some people have way too much time on their hands. Just when we thought we were getting over computer viruses, they strike cell phones.Some people have way too much time on their hands. Just when we thought we were... more
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For all you mac users who think you are safe from viruses, think again. Apple has confirmed that the first Trojan virus written for macs has appeared on the net. If installed, it allows the malware's user to take over you Macintosh computer.For all you mac users who think you are safe from viruses, think again. Apple has... more
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GIANTmicrobes has taken microscope images of viruses and turned them into larger than life - much much larger - soft toys.GIANTmicrobes has taken microscope images of viruses and turned them into larger than... more
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Apple users are reporting that a credit card stealing Trojan is infecting their computers after downloading an new codec to view porn. Experts are saying that this may be the beginning of the end of "no viruses" on a Mac. What a scary story!Apple users are reporting that a credit card stealing Trojan is infecting their... more
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A new superbug that scientists believe is brought into Britain through the food chain is infecting about 30,000 people a year, according to government expertsA new superbug that scientists believe is brought into Britain through the food chain... more
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The virus has been detected in 139 mosquito pools citywide and a woman has tested positive for it.The virus has been detected in 139 mosquito pools citywide and a woman has tested... more
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