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Transmissibility is highest before symptoms appear. This the distinct characteristic of COVID-19 that separates it from most viruses and has enabled it to spre
by flerovium 5y ago
Transmissibility is highest before symptoms appear.
This the distinct characteristic of COVID-19 that separates it from most viruses and has enabled it to spread rapidly on a global scale.
- hackinthebochs 5y agoI don't see how that negates my point. If the virus can mutate to have a longer transmissibility window, it implies that it will also be less deadly. The period when symptoms start is the period where your immune response is ramped up. Delaying or reducing the immune response implies longer transmission window and less severe illness.
- Lhiw 5y agoIt doesn't imply that at all. There could be a number of ways the virus delays early immune response while still creating more problems later at a different scale.