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Geographic and environmental boundaries that once protected us from widespread disease outbreaks are no more, says William Karesh.  In this week's Green Room, he calls for the West to adopt a "prevention is better than cure" approach to human and animal health.           

During the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that killed up to 100 million people worldwide. Children sang a nursery rhyme: "I had a little bird, Its name was Enza, I opened the window, and in-flu-enza." Today, the expanding human population and activity has opened the pandemic "window" even wider.A major component of any strategy to protect ourselves must involve treating disease before it gets to us.            

Humans share more than 60% of "known" infectious organisms with animals. The majority of new or emerging diseases are linked in some way to wild animals; ebola, HIV/Aids, Sars, and Avian influenza are just a few examples. These diseases in humans stem from how we move about the planet, interact with animals and the environment, educate our citizens, provide or don't provide health services, and deal with poverty and hunger. As modern transportation is made available to more of the world, geographic boundaries that once protected us from remote disease outbreaks are nearly gone.          

It is a mistake to believe that stockpiling vaccines or drugs will be enough to ensure that we are protected from future pandemic threats.  The next pandemic may not come in the form of an influenza virus.   

Just as we share the planet's atmosphere, we share all of its infectious organisms. For more on this detailed and insigtful documentary- tune in to the Green room on bbc on dish tv.

By: Frank Bilotta

For more on this detailed and insigtful documentary- tune in to the Green room on bbc on Dish tv
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