> This is kind-of what happened to "SARS-1" - it tended to kill its hosts before they could pass it on. Quick nit: while this is true, SARS-1 was also not part

> This is kind-of what happened to "SARS-1" - it tended to kill its hosts before they could pass it on. Quick nit: while this is true, SARS-1 was also not particularly transmissible before symptoms appeared, in contrast to Covid, which made control much easier (in addition to the much higher fatality rate causing everyone to take it much more seriously).