"The Triangle of Doom"
While red meat is all the rage in America, most commonly in the form of cheap ground hamburger, poultry and pork ('white meats') are responsible for the majority of increased meat consumption in developing countries over the past few decades. These increase in meat consumption is the result of a shift away from traditional local suppliers towards large scale production. Large scale production means densely populated captivation for foul and swine alike, (increasing health risks in addition to the increased supply of meat). Large populations let diseases, such as H7 (avian) and H1 (Swine) influenzas, reek havoc on populations of livestock and mutate into forms that can be contracted by human. In March 2003, a strain avian flu was able to spread to humans. A variety of new strains of influenzas, from mutations evolving or combining previously existing strains, have had outbreaks in the U.S. in the past decade. The article puts blame on the present warning system for disease pandemics. Between the cover-ups of small scale flu outbreaks on individual farms and advertising certain subtypes of the flu as low risk, potential flu pandemics are a major concern in regards to public health.
"The Swine Flu Crisis Lays Bare the Meat Industry's Monstrous Power"
Similarly, "The Swine Flu" article also blames flu outbreaks on a lack of surveillance and prevention. It claims that the largely concentrated populations of pigs by today' suppliers of pork are also at fault. Only in such a large population of pigs, having weakened immune systems and being in such close contact with each other, could swine flu's evolution have been propelled to such an extraordinary rate.
??Questions??
1)What do the H and N in HXNY influenza's stand for? and what do the numbers (X and Y) mean?
2) Are there any laws requiring people to notify a health department or some other organization about a contraction of some of the types of influenza?
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