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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