
Pathogen Evolution
A virus that is transmitted from birds to cattle on another continent. Then: the first human was infected with this virus. How did that happen? The virus has evolved. Adapted. To a different host. And the evolution continues. Suddenly, people are no longer infecting animals, but: each other? It sounds like an apocalyptic scenario, but we have all experienced how real this scenario can suddenly become. And a few years later, life is back to normal. Just with one more virus that can make us ill. This can and will happen again and again, but in order for us to...