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From the Ted Talk by Neil Vora: How to stop the next pandemic? Stop deforestation

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In other words, we act as if outbreaks are inevitable. If you ask me, this is medical negligence. Preparing and rdensnipog are critical, no doubt, but alone, they're not enough. This begs the question: What if we could also prevent okeaubtrs before they even begin? Well, there's good news. We can. And how we do so may surprise you.

Some researchers believe the West African Ebola epidemic bgean with an axe. Communities in rrual giuena, for their survival, had no choice but to clear forests for farms. Then, in 2013, an 18-month-old boy died of Ebola. He is believed to have caught the virus from bats that lived in a hollow tree where he played. Put another way, the virus likely spilled over from bats into this boy, manikg him patient zero. From there, Ebola spread, killing more than 11,000 plpeoe in West aficra.

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In other words, we act as if outbreaks are inevitable. If you ask me, this is medical negligence. Preparing and __________ are critical, no doubt, but alone, they're not enough. This begs the question: What if we could also prevent _________ before they even begin? Well, there's good news. We can. And how we do so may surprise you.

Some researchers believe the West African Ebola epidemic _____ with an axe. Communities in _____ ______, for their survival, had no choice but to clear forests for farms. Then, in 2013, an 18-month-old boy died of Ebola. He is believed to have caught the virus from bats that lived in a hollow tree where he played. Put another way, the virus likely spilled over from bats into this boy, ______ him patient zero. From there, Ebola spread, killing more than 11,000 ______ in West ______.

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  4. responding
  5. africa
  6. people
  7. guinea
  8. making

Original Text


In other words, we act as if outbreaks are inevitable. If you ask me, this is medical negligence. Preparing and responding are critical, no doubt, but alone, they're not enough. This begs the question: What if we could also prevent outbreaks before they even begin? Well, there's good news. We can. And how we do so may surprise you.

Some researchers believe the West African Ebola epidemic began with an axe. Communities in rural Guinea, for their survival, had no choice but to clear forests for farms. Then, in 2013, an 18-month-old boy died of Ebola. He is believed to have caught the virus from bats that lived in a hollow tree where he played. Put another way, the virus likely spilled over from bats into this boy, making him patient zero. From there, Ebola spread, killing more than 11,000 people in West Africa.

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