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Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2024
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With the rise of global warming, risks of such epidemics increases ... thankfully today, we have antibiotics and vaccines against plague. So, let's try real hard not to decay back into stone age.
I wouldn't be too reliant on antimicrobials.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance
Yes, this is a real concern ...
... but allow me to express it in a funny way : some microbes are trying real hard to find a cure against penicillin.
That is not untrue.
When on the gallows, humour may be all you have left 😄
Post just before this one: We are in a race with ever-evolving bacteria — and we are losing. Climate change is making the battle much harder
Edit: Better link?
Edit edit : that link crashes Jerboa: [email protected]/post/11406660
Yes, thanks.
Same link but from : lemmy.world
https://lemmy.world/c/[email protected]
... Climate change could return us to the pre-antibiotic era :
https://lemmy.world/post/17552975
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I would argue that the higher risk for this is the constant travel between countries.
A plague that may have affected a specific area in the past will now hit all humanity in a couple of months, as seen with covid.
Also constant travel is one of the big contributors to global warming.