TOW #19 - BILL GATES: A new kind of terrorism could wipe out 30 million people in less than a year — and we are not prepared

    While most billionaires may relax and live an enjoyable self-centered life, Bill Gates, the renown CEO of Microsoft, is seeking to make an impact in this world.  For his philanthropic work, Gates is tackling on an enormous problem that may in fact affect millions of lives globally. Although military defense budget is vital for the safety of humanity, Bill Gates effectively argues that there is a much greater problem that people must be aware of: Epidemics.
     The military defense of a country may save human lives, but Gates explains how people are not concerned about the war with pandemics.  Gates is alarmed by the fact that people tend to ignore health security when discussing global security and emphasizes  "whether it occurs by a quirk of nature or at the hand of a terrorist, epidemiologist says a fast-moving airborne pathogen could kill more than 30 million people in less than a year".Gates clearly portrays the possible outcome of an flu outbreak and the deadly consequences, ultimately opening up the eyes of the human race. By providing the statistical evidence of the sky high mortality rate of disease outbreaks, Gates argues that people must focus on another form of "terrorism" that could wipe out a huge portion of the human races.
      Gates also examines the aftermaths of the previous epidemics and emphasizes the need to prepare humans, for there is no absolute guarantee of epidemic prevention. Although a monstrous flu has not yet affected millions of lives around the globe, Gates reminds people, "It's hard to get your mind around a catastrophe of that scale, but i happened not that long ago. In 1918, a particularly virulent and deadly strain of flu killed between 50 million and 100 million people".  Bill Gates understands that it is difficult for people to expect a disease that has not been seen for many decades, but he reminds them that there is a chance, a great chance, that a pandemic of similar size may occur at any moment. He logically argues that the scariest part about this fact is that people are not prepared, and may in fact damage perhaps another 50 million to 100 million people once again.
   Hence, through the integration of statistical data and logical reasoning, Bill Gates effectively argues for the necessity of an increase in humanitarian funds for his philanthropic epidemic project.

Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-op-ed-bio-terrorism-epidemic-world-threat-2017-2