A total of 38 apparently new pathogen species associated with infectious diseases of humans have been reported in the past 25 years. |
Although we are developing a better understanding of the biology, epidemiology and evolution of species jumps, we are not yet able to predict future infectious disease threats. |
Humans have always been attacked by novel pathogens. This process has been going on for millennia. But it does seem to be happening very fast in these modern times. |
We most likely will get it from an animal and it will probably be the result of changes in human ecology --humans moving into new areas of the world and coming in contact with unknown pathogens. |