Why is China always an epicenter for novel diseases?
The Asian Flu in 1956, SARS in 2002, H7N9 in 2013 and now COVID-19 in 2020, what’s common in all these? China. The most populous country in the world has always been an epicenter of novel diseases around the world. Wet markets, limited sanitation, concentrated population, unhygienic environment and human contact with all sorts of exotic animals are some of the key reasons. Chinese also prefer freshly slaughtered meat
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