Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Societal Implications of Alien Contact (part 3)


Another situation that is very likely to develop if we establish contact with aliens is related to disease. Consider how people from one nation migrating to another have brought with them foreign diseases that natives are unprepared for. While the carriers might have built up an immunity to the disease, others might become deathly ill from the same pathogen. Aliens from another world are likely to bring with them new diseases, and could potentially endanger the entire human race. However, alien medical technology might also be so far advanced that humanity could benefit. Perhaps the aliens have discovered a cure for cancer, or a way to prevent infections from viruses. Ultimately, though, we might be exchanging one problem for another—Ebola and cancer might be no match for alien medical technology, but what about diseases they haven't been able to cure, and have brought with them?

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