| The people living at Machu Picchu obviously knew | | | | and more species mutations and offshoots of their |
| what they were doing and they had a rather | | | | genetic-trees in climates that were perhaps once |
| advanced culture there. But, what happened to them? | | | | cold? Not a time of species dying, rather multiplying in |
| Did the mighty Inca Civilization at Machu Picchu get the | | | | numbers and types. |
| flu, or experience a devastating pandemic? It's possible | | | | After all, mutations of proteins, thus DNA would also |
| that due to the high-altitude and cold saw some sort of | | | | mean more chances to cause new designs from all |
| flu that ended that civilization because their lung | | | | the junk DNA inside the species? Could it lead to |
| capacity would have already been challenged up there. | | | | species dying out? Yes, but it also would lead to more |
| If we ask some pandemic flu researchers about this, | | | | variety too, thus, more life, and Darwin could take it |
| they are likely to say no, the flu did not kill them off. | | | | from there. |
| Why? Well, many of the scientists studying the flu | | | | Now then, the Swine Flu in Mexico City happened at a |
| viruses have jumped onto the Global Warming Band | | | | higher than normal altitude from where most humans |
| Wagon, and tried to come up with reasons that would | | | | live in the greatest population densities. More people |
| prove that such pandemics will increase as the | | | | died in Mexico City than in other areas where Swine |
| climate's ambient temperature does too. | | | | Flu has continued. |
| In fact, in a paper written by Guang Wu, "What These | | | | Additionally, in Bolivia's capital city the Swine Flu killed |
| Trends Suggest?" he states how hotter temps could | | | | many. These two areas have something in common; |
| cause greater mutation of the flu strains, which would | | | | Poor water supplies, polluted water, and high altitude. |
| challenge human immune systems. But, I indeed have a | | | | And the people have corn in their diets, lots of it. The |
| question for those who conclude this; | | | | people in Machu Picchu had corn in their diets and we |
| Well, what do you say to someone who said that | | | | do not know for sure about their clean water |
| warming periods are generally times for increased life | | | | challenges, but this is perhaps of interest. |