"Microorganisms are not going to die out, so infectious diseases can never be completely eradicated either," says Shiao Men-fang. He says that the simpler an organism is, the greater its ability to adapt to its environment, for example by developing drug resistance.
「微生物不太可能絕種，傳染病也無法根絕」，蕭孟芳指出，越是低等的生物越是會想辦法適應環境，產生抗藥性。