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Well, it's so bad because it's generally so mild. More severe illnesses were able to be contained because they made people very ill before they got infectious.
by asdfman123 7y ago
Well, it's so bad because it's generally so mild. More severe illnesses were able to be contained because they made people very ill before they got infectious.
No one goes to work with a mild case of Ebola.
- dredmorbius 7y agoA mild-onset-long-latency-ultimately-debilitating disease with high transmissibility might be a worst case. It could spread widely, evade detection, and not trigger immediate concern. HIV/AIDS, several hepatitis variants, and tuberculosis approach thiS, as might syphilis in earlier times. Kyle Harper's The Fate of Rome explores the notion that new diseases don't simply emerge, but co-evolve with their host populations and environments. The implications are disturbing. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-the-environment-topples-empires-on-kyle-harpers-the-fate-of-rome/ https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-the-environment-topp...