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After 10 generations, the virus had mutated to become airborne Can someone more qualified than me comment on this? I was under the impression that this is as r
by mootothemax 15y ago
After 10 generations, the virus had mutated to become airborne
Can someone more qualified than me comment on this? I was under the impression that this is as ridiculous as saying that you started out with dogs and ended up with cats 10 generations later. That viruses belong to specific families, and those families include how they're transmitted.
My knowledge of this field is extremely limited; can someone please clear up my confusion? :)
- jballanc 15y agoIn fact you are more or less correct. It is as if they put in dogs and got out cats. That's just how Influenza works. It mutates, adapts, and evolves extremely rapidly. This is why it never has been, and likely never will be, eradicated (notice that those "in the know" don't even talk about Influenza eradication in passing).