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Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be too reliant on antimicrobials.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That is not untrue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

When on the gallows, humour may be all you have left 😄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]