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Some Further Thoughts
The human species as a whole is overburdened with persistent viruses which alter our physiology, often causing physical illness and/or mental disorder. This not only injures the individual, but it also has a knock-on effect for society, as myriad mental and physical health conditions such as anxiety disorders, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, autism, Alzheimer’s (and perhaps many milder, subclinical, more subtle versions thereof) begin to abound.
We typically begin life with no pathogens in our bodies, but slowly accumulate them during life. For example, by the age of 3 years, most of us will already have herpes six in our system; and as we get older, most of us will acquire the Epstein-Barr virus, and many other viruses and pathogens, as permanent residents in our bodies. Over his or her life, an individual may accumulate a hundred or so persistent or latent viruses in their body. Virologists are currently realising that many human physical and mental health anomalies result from such persistent infectious pathogens, which can disrupt our finely-calibrated metabolic pathways and brain chemistry.
Not to deny that there are many beneficial microorganisms that live in harmony with our body. However, our health, mental capabilities, happiness and longevity are often severely diminished by persistent infectious pathogens. These pathogens are the oldest and greatest enemy of mankind, responsible for a huge amount of human misery.
Through human effort and genius, in the 21st century we must try to better control (and perhaps ultimately eliminate) viral and other chronic microbial diseases.
In recent years, this has also taken on a new urgency, as several factors are currently creating an unprecedented increase in infectious diseases worldwide. These factors include: globalization and cheap air travel, which allows millions to travel and thus carry new pathogens around the globe; mass urbanization, which brings people to live in crowed cities in close contact with each other; human incursion into untouched natural environments and habitats (for example, during the cutting down of rain forests) which brings humans into contact with previously unknown tropical viruses, parasites and other microbes.
Unless action is taken, the increasing rates of infectious diseases in circulation (and the many newly emerging pathogens) may take a unprecedented toll on the physical and mental health of society.
More information on the general concept of infectious pathogens destroying our mind and body can can be found in the works of Paul Ewald (ref: 2) and Gregory Cochran (ref: 2) who have suggested that many common diseases whose cause is currently unknown are the result of slow, low-level infections.
See this excellent article for example: A New Golden Age of Medicine.
And this book by Paul Ewald: Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancer, Heart Disease, and Other Deadly Ailments.
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