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Viral Pandemic Caused by Intense Abuse on Environment

In: Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital

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  • Nandini Ghosh

    (Vidyasagar University)

Abstract

Infectious viral diseases are emerging worldwide and become a major threat to human life and economy. The emergence of viral pandemics is thought to be driven mostly by environmental changes; however, systemic study is lacking in this field. The aim of this study is to investigate thoroughly the impact of climate change, pollution and deforestation on viral pandemic events and host–virus interactions for the period of 2000–2020 using statistical tools. During the study period several pandemic viral diseases occur globally, the most devastating of which is the infection of SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19. Besides, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever, West Nile fever, yellow fever and Zika viral disease cause death of thousands of people every year all over the world. Influenza outbreaks are also increasing and many animal influenza viruses cross the zoonotic barrier in recent times and becoming fatal for human being, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9), A(H5N1) and A(H5N6). Increasing deforestation causes more contact of wild animals with human and may help in disease transmission. The number of viral-affected individuals during the study period is positively correlated with global average temperature, nitric oxide emission and carbon dioxide emission, whereas negatively correlated with the percentage of forest area. Modern medicine cures many of the viral diseases, but newer viruses intrude into the human domain due to altered human activities. So, restoration of global climate should be the foremost goal of mankind for saving own lives.

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  • Nandini Ghosh, 2023. "Viral Pandemic Caused by Intense Abuse on Environment," Springer Books, in: Ramesh Chandra Das (ed.), Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital, chapter 0, pages 199-216, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-99-4137-7_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4137-7_15
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