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Re: Living off the Planet (none / 0)

Got a book around here somewhere that uses this as an example of unintended emergent consequences.

Nobody in the right mind would say wiping out smallpox was wrong but, as the link attests, when A "covers" B removing A will "uncover" B. See it all the time in medical history.

by ATinNM on Tue Aug 31st, 2010 at 04:28:07 PM EST
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Re: Living off the Planet (none / 0)

This is slightly different, as there's no indication that smallpox in any way covered monkeypox, rather that the cure for the former "accidentally" cured the latter as well.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Aug 31st, 2010 at 04:36:14 PM EST
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Re: Living off the Planet (none / 0)

By "A" I meant totality, including surviving smallpox granted immunity to monkeypox.

by ATinNM on Tue Aug 31st, 2010 at 05:06:55 PM EST
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