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Viruses don't 'mutate' up to a death rate. They mutate to a low death rate in one host, then sometimes cross, and happen to cause a higher death rate in the new
by iammisc 5y ago
Viruses don't 'mutate' up to a death rate. They mutate to a low death rate in one host, then sometimes cross, and happen to cause a higher death rate in the new species.
Can Sars cov2 cross to another animal, mutate, and come back to humans with a higher death rate? Certainly, but that's not what we're talking about with these variants.
- varelse 5y agoSo you are asserting it is impossible for a virus to increase its fatality rate through mutation within the same species? That there has to be a zoonotic transfer for this to be possible? Where's your evidence? Because this must mean that contrary to the prevailing belief across the scientific community that Spanish Flu did exactly that (1), there must have been 2 Zoonotic events transfer events between the first and second wave. You're looking at a Nobel Prize here if you're right, take your best shot sport! 1. https://www.livescience.com/1918-flu-variant-deadlier-later-waves-lung-tissue.html https://www.livescience.com/1918-flu-variant-deadlier-later-...
- iammisc 5y agoI'll just quote what I said above: > As with any 'rule', there are exceptions, but that is the general idea yes. There is little need to worry about future variants.
- varelse 5y agoAccording to you. And we should all take you at your word because this is the hill on which you have chosen to die? Got it.