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As I understand it (please correct me someone if I'm wrong), this was a freak mutation. Not to suggest it couldn't happen again. And we 100% should be prepared.
by natalyarostova 7y ago
As I understand it (please correct me someone if I'm wrong), this was a freak mutation. Not to suggest it couldn't happen again. And we 100% should be prepared. But the concept of a virus leaving, mutating to be more deadly, and coming back, isn't on the 'expected' path.
- endorphone 7y agoAnd when people talking about leaving, they mean that the mass transmission stops and it continues to transmit, and mutate, among some small subset population (e.g. remote island, etc). Eventually it recurs in the main population, whether hitting people who never got it, or because it has mutated enough that prior protections don't defend against it. Which is exactly what happens with the flu and the cold. Lots of viruses, constantly mutating. So much so that when the next season comes around it's like an entirely new virus to your body.