Cholera, Bubonic Plague, Smallpox, and Influenza are some of the deadly diseases in the world, some having killed people estimated to be about 100 million people.

How do pandemics start?

What causes them?

Can science overcome pandemics? and most importantly;

At best how can we prevent them and at worse how can we cure them?

This short video clip [7:27 minutes] looks at the causes of some of the world’s deadly viruses, the relationship between man and animals, the role of urbanisation, etc.

The way we live and what we eat is the first step in tackling pandemics.