Why are animal diseases like Ebola and hantavirus infecting humans more often? - BBC World Service

Scientists predict the next pandemic is likely to be caused by a virus that comes from animals. Outbreaks of these types of diseases are becoming more frequent. Here, we explain why this is happening and how diseases make the jump to humans. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here are some of the key moments in this video: 00:00 - 00:10 Deadly zoonotic outbreaks in history 00:11 - 00:29 What is disease spillover? 00:30 - 00:40 Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases like Ebola and hantavirus are increasing 00:41 - 01:02 How do viruses jump from animals to humans? 01:03 - 01:25 Why are viruses linked to pandemics? 01:26 - 02:13 How an animal virus gets in to a human cell 02:14 - 02:53 Where humans pick up these infections 02:54 - 03:23 Humans and animals are living much closer together 03:24 - 03:46 Climate change and habitat destruction 03:47 - 04:20 Food scarcity and bushmeat 04:21 - 04:50 Meat farming has surged since the 1960s 04:51 - 05:19 There are vaccines for most of the worst pathogens 05:20 - 05:56 Pandemic planning for ‘Disease X’ 05:57 - 06:30 How we can get ahead of these diseases faster Check out more videos where we take you deeper into the subjects shaping the news 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fbmNPr-V3sl3lZ5NRNv72l ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #ebolavirus #hantavirus #health #BBCWorldService #WorldService