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"Zero evidence", "Wishful thinking". No Sir. Just common sense. They 4 other CoV have been studied extensively and there are also theories about their origins.
by shoto_io 5y ago
"Zero evidence", "Wishful thinking". No Sir. Just common sense.
They 4 other CoV have been studied extensively and there are also theories about their origins. You are taking very different types of virii and compare them with a Corona Virus, which makes no sense at all.
The question you need to answer: Why should this CoV be so different than the 4 others we know?
Btw: Common colds can be very deadly if your immune system is weak or not familiar with them. Just go and ask some native Americans back in the 1640s.
- somewhereoutth 5y agoWhy should it be the same? Why shouldn't it be like its nearest relatives, SARS-1 and MERS? (10% and 50% CFR). As for the common cold and native Americans, you will need to ask them yourself - my understanding is that the common cold viruses have always been globally widespread. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
- shoto_io 5y agoBecause there is a reason they have been given the same name. They belong to the same family of virii. There are studies showing that exposure to one CoV induces immunity to the other. Here is just one paper around that topic: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34273512/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34273512/
- somewhereoutth 5y agoSo you are saying that I should not be afraid of a tiger, because they belong to the same family as the nice pussy cats I see everyday? After all, there is a reason they've been given the same name.
- shoto_io 5y agoNo :) I think that's actually what YOU are saying. You are comparing two virii that we could not observe for long in the wild (The Tigers) with some cat (Sars2). I think we have good evidence after 2 years that Sars2 is much more similar Sars1 and MERS - just from a KPI perspective.