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The other influence is the evolution of the virus itself. A longer lasting less-than-lethal infection is, in the long term, is selected for by evolutionary pre
by koheripbal 5y ago
The other influence is the evolution of the virus itself. A longer lasting less-than-lethal infection is, in the long term, is selected for by evolutionary pressure.
In the short term though the biggest selection pressure on the virus is vaccine evasion.
- currysausage 5y agoLonger lasting, sure. Less-than-lethal (or otherwise less harmful), not necessarily. Whether the host dies a few weeks after contracting the virus is not really relevant for transmissibility. Actually, several viruses have evolved to become deadlier: https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-011488089270 https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-011488089270 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/14/fact-check-viruses-can-mutate-become-more-deadly/7839167002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/14/fac... https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1364522044138934272.html https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https...