This is my major takeaway from the acclaimed novel "World War Z" by Max Brooks.
From the virological perspective, the Walking Dead virus is a dead-end life form. Why? Because if it succeeds totally, it will have exhausted its food source irretrievably. The disappearance of humanity is therefore also the disappearance of the Walking Dead virus.
For argument's sake, one can always imagine that the zombie virus may mutate and prey on non-humans. But then, if it goes on to wipe out all the other life forms, it will self-destruct all the same --- unless it is capable of invading outer-space aliens.
Epidemiologists estimate that we may see, on average, three pandemics in a century. Human beings have been living with pandemics known and unknown since time immemorial. If history is any guide, no virus will likely end all human civilizations going forward.
Yes, I sound optimistic and I am optimistic. Let pessimists prove me wrong.
This is my major takeaway from the acclaimed novel "World War Z" by Max Brooks.
From the virological perspective, the Walking Dead virus is a dead-end life form. Why? Because if it succeeds totally, it will have exhausted its food source irretrievably. The disappearance of humanity is therefore also the disappearance of the Walking Dead virus.
For argument's sake, one can always imagine that the zombie virus may mutate and prey on non-humans. But then, if it goes on to wipe out all the other life forms, it will self-destruct all the same --- unless it is capable of invading outer-space aliens.
Epidemiologists estimate that we may see, on average, three pandemics in a century. Human beings have been living with pandemics known and unknown since time immemorial. If history is any guide, no virus will likely end all human civilizations going forward.
Yes, I sound optimistic and I am optimistic. Let pessimists prove me wrong.
Author: renqiulan
in my publica library, must be popular
World War Z is a 2013 American action horror film directed by Marc Forster, with a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof, from a story by Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski, based on the title of the 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks. It stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who travels the world seeking a solution for a sudden zombie apocalypse.[12] The ensemble supporting cast includes Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, and Matthew Fox.
有2-3% 的neanderthal 基因，所以自古以来的历次疾病大流行尽管让人类受到重创，比如yellow fever, black death, spanish flu等, 却总有相当的个体不敏感或症状较轻。当然，如果种群很小，同时伴有其他问题（特别是食物短缺），消失是可能的，也是曾大量发生过的。至于玛雅文明出现的问题，更可能与生态和食物有关。但数万人的文明不大可能坐以待毙。他们应该是分散迁徙了，于是文明的印记模糊了。