Relevance of Evolution in Modern Health Care
Understanding the relevance of evolution in the field of medicine has led to several scientific breakthroughs. Naturally, the theory of evolution is the glue that holds the two together, and is said to give science its purpose. As medical science continues to make much needed progress in the development of new medications and treatments, its findings can be exploited by thoroughly exploring evolution. Through the vast scholarship on biological systems, we know that both disease-causing organisms and their victims evolve—in some cases very rapidly. By understanding this evolution, we can meliorate diagnoses classifying diseases and improve the treatment of various ailments. By continuously establishing …show more content…
Second is conflict with other organisms. Third is the readily availability of dietary fats. These are such a recent development that natural selection has not yet had a chance to deal with them. Lastly, the body may fall victim to certain tradeoffs between a trait’s benefits and its costs. Through evolutionary biology, the focus on understanding why things happen instead of how they happen can help us to prevent certain things from happening. Neglecting evolutionary biology would create a danger to public health due by failing to understand certain contagious ailments and diseases, like Ebola. In most instances Ebola is passed from person to person but is capable of evolving allowing it to be transmitted through the air. This is a great possibility due the reproduction of its genome, allowing the virus to reproduce at a rapid pace. Typically, Ebola doesn’t select people as their hosts. As confirmed by Lina Moses:
“Natural selection is the process by which the environment dictates what will thrive. Normally, a human population is not a hospitable environment for Ebola virus. But when we have dysfunctional healthcare systems, we convert a dead-end spillover event into a large outbreak—we select Ebola.” This proves that evolution is needed throughout the study of medicine and ultimately medicines contribution to public health, and the spreading of disease. Because if we do not understand evolution we will begin to see an increase in different diseases but in more powerful and potent strands that will lead to more
Understanding the relevance of evolution in the field of medicine has led to several scientific breakthroughs. Naturally, the theory of evolution is the glue that holds the two together, and is said to give science its purpose. As medical science continues to make much needed progress in the development of new medications and treatments, its findings can be exploited by thoroughly exploring evolution. Through the vast scholarship on biological systems, we know that both disease-causing organisms and their victims evolve—in some cases very rapidly. By understanding this evolution, we can meliorate diagnoses classifying diseases and improve the treatment of various ailments. By continuously establishing …show more content…
Second is conflict with other organisms. Third is the readily availability of dietary fats. These are such a recent development that natural selection has not yet had a chance to deal with them. Lastly, the body may fall victim to certain tradeoffs between a trait’s benefits and its costs. Through evolutionary biology, the focus on understanding why things happen instead of how they happen can help us to prevent certain things from happening. Neglecting evolutionary biology would create a danger to public health due by failing to understand certain contagious ailments and diseases, like Ebola. In most instances Ebola is passed from person to person but is capable of evolving allowing it to be transmitted through the air. This is a great possibility due the reproduction of its genome, allowing the virus to reproduce at a rapid pace. Typically, Ebola doesn’t select people as their hosts. As confirmed by Lina Moses:
“Natural selection is the process by which the environment dictates what will thrive. Normally, a human population is not a hospitable environment for Ebola virus. But when we have dysfunctional healthcare systems, we convert a dead-end spillover event into a large outbreak—we select Ebola.” This proves that evolution is needed throughout the study of medicine and ultimately medicines contribution to public health, and the spreading of disease. Because if we do not understand evolution we will begin to see an increase in different diseases but in more powerful and potent strands that will lead to more