UM: Flu

The Washington Post reports on the history of zoonotic diseases – ones that spread from humans to animals, or vice versa. The article quotes JoLynn Montgomery, a UM epidemiologist, who notes that the human population has grown to more than 6 billion, and many animals are now raised on factory farms. “There’s more crowding in animals, and more crowding in people, and the crowding is merging. People are getting diseases from animals more frequently. I’m not sure the diseases themselves are getting worse.” [Source]