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> Every disease throughout history has eventually reached equilibrium with humans which is essentially herd immunity. Not a biologist here but can you elaborat
by chinathrow 5y ago
> Every disease throughout history has eventually reached equilibrium with humans which is essentially herd immunity.
Not a biologist here but can you elaborate on this? Do you consider all circulating diseases such as HIV, yellow fever, malaria, hepatitis etc. having reached "equilibrium"?
- wizzwizz4 5y agoWell, humanity still exists, therefore no disease wiped out all humans. That's a form of equilibrium, and it's a lot better than some other species. And now we have decent medicine, we can properly turn the tables on diseases. mRNA vaccines are literally sci-fi stuff, and now they're here! Antibiotics weren't even in sci-fi, and we've got them (though they're no longer panaceas).