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Long conjectured, some disillusioned uni student with the latest tech combining the R number of measles withe the lethality of ebola (and a dash of HIV on the s
by zh3 5y ago
Long conjectured, some disillusioned uni student with the latest tech combining the R number of measles withe the lethality of ebola (and a dash of HIV on the side).
As a twist, "The giving plague" by David Brin is an interesting (short) take on it.
- trinovantes 5y agoIf it's too lethal, it would probably kill all its carriers before spreading too far I wonder if anyone's ever calculated the optimal parameters for a disease to end humanity
- erik_seaberg 5y agoThere’s a game about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_Inc.
- humanrebar 5y agoIt doesn't have to kill anyone. Just sterilize the young.
- mcswell 5y agoOr it could kill off only males (or only females). There is at least one SciFi story based on that premise.