Being a germ freak anything having to do with new discoveries to defeat diseases really interests me which is why I chose this article. In the article it begins by talking about how the diversity of a pond could decrease the risks of amphibians getting effected by this parasitic worm which causes deformalities in it's limbs. Several researchers then describe that this research is some of the best they have ever see on diversity relating to diseases. The researcher Johnson, started by studying ponds in his local area of California. He would rank the pond on a scale of 1 to 6 on the diversity of the amphibians there and the infected individuals as well. He also calculated the amount of snails who host this pathogen early in life. After three years of dedicated work his results showed that when the diversity of the pond increased the effected amphibians decreased and vise verse.
The is extremely important in the society we live in today because so many people are effected with viruses and pathogens. If we know that the as the diversity increases the pathogens decrease we could eventually get rid of many viruses that exist today.
The research done here provides a gateway into solving some of the biggest problems that face the extinction of humans, disease. If we know how diversity effects disease maybe this could be the first step in ridding the world of the pathogens that effect us.
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