The Facebook An ‘Epidemic’? Which Parasites Will Cause The ‘Pandemic’?
By Chandra Jayaratne -October 19, 2013 |
Chandra Jayaratne
Facebook-Epidemics- Parasites and Pandemics
The media reports that the President has branded the facebook as an epidemic and advised school children to trust the visible gods. The million dollar question now before citizens is to identify the real parasites that may cause a pandemic, which will in turn destroy the emerging ‘Miracle of Asia’.
Epidemics of infectious disease are generally caused by a change in the ecology of the host population, a genetic change in the parasite population or the introduction of a new parasite to a host population. Generally, an epidemic occurs when host immunity to a parasite population is suddenly reduced below that found in the endemic equilibrium and the transmission threshold is exceeded.[1] When an epidemic affects a substantial number of people over several locations it may be termed a pandemic.[2]
Casinos the New Parasite?
Is Casinos the new parasite introduced in to our society? Will this new entrant introduce a genetic change in the host population (ie. our citizens), especially the young, youth and productive contributors to growth? Will the combination of the new and existing parasites together undergo genetic change and produce a deadly virus strain that can cause lethal infections in humans of our society? Will this lead to an uncontrolled pandemic that will result in the core of our society and the nation as a whole being destabilized?
The Control of Parasites
It is a matter of utmost priority that the parasites, their agents and complementary partners in the host population are identified, separated and their origins ascertained. Who or what originates them, in what external environments do they grow and how do they become virulent and deadly are facts to be ascertained. Following this, the necessary preventive, control and destroying agents, antidotes along with follow up surgical procedures should also be discovered.
