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So you're trying to argue that it is theoretically impossible for any virus to kill 50% of a population? http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qubTdDk1H3IC&pg=PA2

So you're trying to argue that it is theoretically impossible for any virus to kill 50% of a population? http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qubTdDk1H3IC&pg=PA205&dq=&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qubTdDk1H3IC&pg=PA205... : "fatality rates of 80–90% in Native American populations during smallpox epidemics"

jballanc 15y ago
50% of worldwide population...killing large portions of an isolated (somewhat monoculture) population is no trick. The proper number to compare to is the global mortality, which for smallpox is more like 30%.