The highly lucrative trade in wild animals in the wet markets of the Far East has always had the potential to unleash deadly viruses. Although public health is not a cause for concern when it comes to so much money. In this sense, this latest coronavirus, a more virulent form of phenomena and flu, has spread and infected thousands of people. This highly contagious virus continues to pose a growing threat to grassroots economies and people around the world. Some fear it has reached pandemic levels, while others take a more cautious view and have yet to hit the panic button.

The fluidity and mobility of people who can travel the world has made it impossible to contain and stop the spread of this virus. But there is hope. With a little education we can prevent more outbreaks of different viruses in the future. There have always been preventive measures to deny the effects of viruses and disease. In fact, humanity has not implemented the necessary reforms and policies that would substantially reduce the chances of a virus breaking out into an epidemic.

It is a known fact that viruses thrive in blood cells without oxygen. So the common sense approach to getting rid of viruses is to pump more oxygen into our blood. Today, although what man has done to the oxygen levels in our atmosphere through deforestation, pollution not only from fossil fuels but also from the waste we pump into our lakes, rivers and oceans have contributed to greatly decrease oxygen levels in the air. that we breathe. In essence, the air we breathe has also contributed to the rise in viruses just because of what we are doing to our environment.

There is another concern that affects the spread of viruses and it is the food we eat. The foods that we have been consuming have constantly depleted of the many nutrients that our bodies need to continue to strengthen our immune systems. Fifty years ago, the food we ate was rich in the nutrients that produced more oxygen and vitamins that we need to protect ourselves from colds and flu. Technologies in agriculture at that time allowed the soil to replenish itself, so when crops were planted they were done on a rotational basis. In this way the crops were able to absorb the nutrients from the soil and that the crops that were consumed had the base nutrients and oxygen that we needed. This is no longer the case today. The industrialization of agriculture along with what Monsanto Industries has engineered have contributed to the depletion of oxygen and vitamins our bodies need to help avoid infection with the many viruses, including the current Coronavirus. What we most often forget is that, as a society, we have become less physically mobile. We have allowed machines to do most of the work for us. Physical exercise is essential for a healthy and vibrant life.

What made this particular virus spread so quickly is that when people live in close contact with each other, like crowded cities with an open wet market, it is a focal point that we cannot ignore. When people are crowded, the probability of spreading any disease is a certainty if our immune system is compromised anyway. We have seen the rise of tuberculosis in highly populated areas across the country. We must also consider that when people handle wild animals in these open and humid markets, the health of the people around them is put at risk. This greatly increases the potential for other viruses to spread like this Coronavirus and infect entire populations. This is how epidemics start. And, if left unchecked, global transmission of a particular virus will spread. Stopping and eliminating the sources where possible outbreaks like this Coronavirus is to prohibit open wet markets and put in place an unprecedented determination to implement reforms and policies.

To start eradicating pests and diseases we have to educate ourselves about the causes. It is up to each individual to fully recognize that an unhealthy and poorly hygienic lifestyle is the way one can become infected. And that, in turn, greatly increases the chances that others will become infected as well. The habits, the environment, the food and the air we breathe have to contribute to our health and decrease the probability of contracting the infection. Too many today breathe polluted air. Too many blamelessly consume their own unhealthy foods. And too many have an unhealthy lifestyle combined with living in close proximity to so many others, which has made it very easy for many other bacteria and viruses to spread. This has made it only a matter of time before another deadly virus emerges. And when there are open wet markets selling live wild animals that are managed by an unrestricted population, the next time a virus shows up and infects one it could be far more deadly than this Coronavirus. It’s just a matter of time?