Tucker Carlson is now platforming a conspiracy theory that labs also cooked up other “freaky diseases” as “stealth weapons” (specifically Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and babesia). Weirdo pundits will blame biolabs, vaccines, or lockdowns for seemingly any darn thing.
Perhaps it’s in the interest to blame something other than climate change for the infectious disease threats we’re now facing.
CIDRAP – Climate change unleashing torrent of infectious disease threats, physicians caution Mary Van Beusekom, MS – March 20, 2024 As sea levels rise, extreme storm surges and coastal floods are predicted to take place 20 to 30 times more often by 2050. “These events, combined with warming, increase contact with coastal pathogens (eg, Vibrio species), which can cause gastroenteritis, soft tissue infections, and sepsis, with mortality rates of up to 50%,” the experts wrote. “Other waterborne pathogens, such as Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, and Cryptosporidium, cause diarrheal disease after flooding and are worsening with extreme weather events and warmer climates.” Healthcare providers should be vigilant for infectious diseases with changing ranges and hosts.
Even before climate change, of course, diseases have plagued people on Earth long before there were any labs, so even from that perspective, it seems blaming deliberate engineering is the least likely explanation for diseases anyway.