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...because mostly adults have been infected so far, in whom the virus is not very deadly.
by ZoomerCretin 4y ago
...because mostly adults have been infected so far, in whom the virus is not very deadly.
- epistasis 4y agoNo, because there are two distinct lineages, and the lineage that's is spreading right now is the less deadly lineage. That said, there have been additional mutations, that may be responsible for it spreading so much, or not, or may have other effects. Monkeypox mutates much more slowly than, say, flu or SARS-CoV-2, so it seems unlikely to have a quick change in its effects, but (nearly) everything is possible in biology.