Abstract
Human activities are causing selection of pathogenic agents in various ways:
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transmission by sex or blood, leading to long lasting infections (for example: HIV)
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transmission of air-borne agents (crowding in megapoles, chemical pollution)
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heat and detergent treatments selecting resistant microorganisms (spores)
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Montagnier, L. (1998). Human Activities Are Causing Selection of Pathogenic Agents. In: Morrison, D.R.O. (eds) Prions and Brain Diseases in Animals and Humans. NATO ASI Series, vol 295. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1896-3_37
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