Cholera, Typhus, Smallpox and Aids.
We’re beset by infectious diseases.
Covid, Spanish Flu, and the Black Death.
Coughs, sneezes and dreadful wheezes.

Foot and Mouth, BSE and Bird Flu.
Animals too didn’t escape disease.
Parasites, Distemper and worms.
Parvovirus, ticks and fleas.