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It is a novel virus, new to us, so it is different. How different, and what this means in terms of individual and public health, is what we are currently findi
by somewhereoutth 5y ago
It is a novel virus, new to us, so it is different.
How different, and what this means in terms of individual and public health, is what we are currently finding out.
Notably, Long Covid effects have a considerably higher prevalence than 'Long Flu'.
- nradov 5y agoSARS-CoV-2 is only "novel" in the sense that no one had acquired immunity to it before 2019. But otherwise it's very similar to other betacoronaviruses such as HCoV-OC43. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2FS0262-4079(20)30862-9 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2FS0262-4079(20)30862-9 We don't actually know the prevalence of "long flu".
- somewhereoutth 5y agoCloser relatives would be SARS-CoV-1 and MERS. Thankfully -2 is nowhere near as virulent as either.