Man-Animal conflict , rampant misuse of natural resources and related issues....!

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Disease and life

Disease is a fact of life. Ofcourse, the definition of disease depends on the

point of view. To human beings, tuberculosis is a disease. But to the tubercle

bacillus, human beings are a habitat and life source. Similarly, the earth is a

habitat and life source for human beings. But to the earth, human habitation is

a disease, and human beings are arch parasites. To the pristine earth, the

coming of Homo sapiens signaled the onset of a chronic, global illness, the

outcome of which is still in doubt.-From My Armchair :W.W. Armistead

 

[Dr. Willis W. Armistead of Knoxville, Tenn., a former American Veterinary

Medical Association (AVMA) president, died April 18, 2006, at the age of 89.

Retired in 1987 as emeritus vice president of the University of Tennessee, he

was the founding dean of the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and, before that,

dean of the veterinary colleges at Texas A & M (1953-1957) and Michigan State

(1957-1974) universities.]