Why were some ancient hunters able to eat wild animals without being infected by viruses?

In the primitive society where people lived on hair and drank blood, our ancestors did not know how to grow crops to feed themselves. For a long time, they lived by fishing and hunting. There is no record in history whether primitive people were infected by viruses from wild animals. However, one thing is certain. The average life span of humans was shorter at that time, and some ancient humans may have died here.

In addition, I personally believe that humans at that time were actually higher animals on the earth, possessing special immunity, just like other wild animals that would not die after eating rats and bats. However, when humans entered the era of agricultural civilization, their eating habits changed dramatically. The immune function of those wild animals may begin to gradually decline due to long-term use.

Are flowers in greenhouses more viable than wildflowers? I still tend to think that the immunity of primitive humans or ancient people may be slightly higher than that of modern people. Therefore, the probability of ancient people being infected by viruses is relatively low.

02 Ancient hunters could not afford to eat wild game

Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers. There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death.

Whether it is a slave society or a feudal society, have you ever seen that silk farmers cannot afford to wear silk and satin, and farmers cannot have enough to eat. I would like to ask, do hunters eat the game that they have worked so hard to catch? I believe that they may occasionally keep some worthless game for meat, but most of them will sell it to exchange for firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Besides, Orion usually lives in a remote place. Even if he gets sick and dies, who knows? Since the germs do not survive long, it is difficult for people outside to infect them. So who would know it was a plague? In fact, Orion has long since isolated himself from the outside world.

Speaking of this, I remembered Gong Yixiu, the prime minister of the Lu State, who was famous for refusing to accept gifts from others. The so-called gifts were actually just two carps. Even carp could become a valuable gift at that time, not to mention other wild animals?

03 Game is not what it used to be

In ancient times, except for the prohibition of hunting in spring, there were no other wildlife protection laws. Hunters hunt to sell money, so they will choose valuable beasts, such as tigers, foxes, wolves, wild boars, crocodiles, etc. In addition to the quality of their meat, these animals are also valuable for their fur. In addition to the high-ranking officials who like fur, tiger skin, crocodile skin, etc. are often used in marching operations. In the famous Battle of Chengpu, Marshal Xian Zhen of the Jin State ordered his soldiers to cover their horses with tiger skins. When the two armies faced off, the Chu State's horses were so frightened that they flew out of their wits and returned in defeat.

Whether it is in history books or in movies and TV dramas, have you ever heard gift givers say something like this?

My master knows that you have many things to do every day, so I specially sent you two bats and three mice to replenish your health?

My master knows that you are in a bitterly cold place, so he asked me to send you a good mouse fur coat to keep you warm?

Guess how the adults will answer?

I don’t even dare to eat such delicacies as crabs. Leave the bats, mice and rat fur coats to your master to enjoy slowly! Come and see off guests!

I have heard that during famines in ancient times, people were so hungry that they ate tree bark, Guanyin soil, and even family members who starved to death. There were several times when rats were overcrowded, but I never heard of anyone going there. Catching mice to satisfy hunger. Maybe in ancient times, people wouldn't eat those ugly-looking animals at all!

Modern times have introduced wildlife protection laws. Some people cannot eat high-end game, so they can only eat bats and mice hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. Wild animals such as bats and mice happen to be at the middle and lower ends of the food chain. Higher carnivores such as tigers do not eat them, perhaps because of experience accumulated over thousands of years.

04 Environment

There was no chemistry in ancient times. There were blue skies, white clouds, green waters and green mountains everywhere. After decades of baptism by the chemical industry in the once green waters and green mountains, the viruses in wild animals may have mutated long ago in order to resist the toxic substances that were released wantonly in the past. I would like to ask, can modern people still be able to withstand mutated viruses?

05 Modern people have also been infected with plague

In 1910, plague broke out in Manchuria. Wu Liande, then the commander-in-chief of epidemic prevention, later described the situation like this.

Most of the patients are immigrants from Shandong. They often catch prairie dogs, skin them, dye them black, pass them off as sable, and sell them to foreign women. Once there are more than 20 rat skins, they will live in the inn and wait for the arrival of important customers. If one of them gets plague, it will soon spread throughout the inn and then to other places.

The hunter who used rat skin as mink skin at the beginning also thought that he was just killing a few rats and selling a few rat skins. What did he have to do with others? It is a pity that more than 60,000 people paid the price with their lives.

Three feet of ice does not become cold in a day. Perhaps you will not be infected with wild game viruses once you come into contact with them. However, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes. After decades of operation, who can guarantee that you will not be infected? Woolen cloth? Cherish life and please stay away from game!