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It's not just virulence-it's a bit more complicated. Example HIV is (without current chronically given drugs) very deadly. One of the things that makes it so su
by vibrio 7y ago
It's not just virulence-it's a bit more complicated. Example HIV is (without current chronically given drugs) very deadly. One of the things that makes it so successful is the lag between transmission to and death of a patient. The virus being transmissible for subsequent spread during that time, which could often be a decade even back before modern treatments (80's or 90's).
- rv-de 7y agomakes me wonder if there are viruses that improve lifespan.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoPhages: https://www.wsj.com/articles/genetically-engineered-viruses-treat-antibiotic-resistant-infection-11557334800 https://www.wsj.com/articles/genetically-engineered-viruses-...
- vibrio 7y agoCool concept. There are examples of behavior change of the hosts by virues and other: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-altering_parasite https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-altering_parasite