Viruses conform to the distribution of deadliness-vs-reproduction rate. That's a fine rule of thumb but not something to literally bet your life on. When small

Viruses conform to the distribution of deadliness-vs-reproduction rate. That's a fine rule of thumb but not something to literally bet your life on. When smallpox was introduced to North America, it wiped out a substantial percentage of the population of the continent (This [1] claims 90%, which might be much but it was a lot). [1] https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/smallpox.html https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/smallpox.html