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When I read measles has an R0 of 18 that just blew my mind. That thing just spreads like wildfire.
by amiga_500 7y ago
When I read measles has an R0 of 18 that just blew my mind.
That thing just spreads like wildfire.
- fermienrico 7y agoNow imagine a virus in future with R0 of 18, incubation (while contagious) of 14 days and a CFR of 50%. This would wipe out entire populations of humans.
- amiga_500 7y agoAgreed, this is why after this, whatever the root cause, we should have international "discouragement" on disease research. This stuff is going to leak out. Not saying this one did.
- ceejayoz 7y agoBeen in place since the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_Weapons_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_Weapons_Convention
- dogma1138 7y agoChickenpox has an R0 of around 12, the virus is truly airborne to the point where Chickenpox is called in many languages "Wind-Pox" due to the fact that it would literally spread downwind from infected residences.