Matt Willemsen on Nostr: Viral Epidemics Could Kill 12 Times as Many People by 2050. Here's Why. outbreaks ...
Viral Epidemics Could Kill 12 Times as Many People by 2050. Here's Why.
outbreaks reported from a selection of four devastating viruses with animal hosts rose by nearly 5 percent a year between 1963 and 2019, with deaths jumping annually by an astonishing 8.7 percent.
At that rate, the researchers predict, we could expect the total number of fatalities from these four diseases alone to be at least 12 times greater in 2050 than records showed for 2020.
https://www.sciencealert.com/viral-epidemics-could-kill-12-times-as-many-people-by-2050-heres-why #viral #epidemics #outbreaks #animalhosts #Pathogens
outbreaks reported from a selection of four devastating viruses with animal hosts rose by nearly 5 percent a year between 1963 and 2019, with deaths jumping annually by an astonishing 8.7 percent.
At that rate, the researchers predict, we could expect the total number of fatalities from these four diseases alone to be at least 12 times greater in 2050 than records showed for 2020.
https://www.sciencealert.com/viral-epidemics-could-kill-12-times-as-many-people-by-2050-heres-why #viral #epidemics #outbreaks #animalhosts #Pathogens