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

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. 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 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/