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Would a virus with a lethality of, say, 10% really have its infectiousness damaged that badly by 1 in 10 sufferers dying? I appreciate that once you get up to
by Pxtl 4y ago
Would a virus with a lethality of, say, 10% really have its infectiousness damaged that badly by 1 in 10 sufferers dying? I appreciate that once you get up to a more substantial fraction, people die before they can spread the disease... but "too deadly to spread" is a much higher number than "deadly-enough to literally decimate its carriers".
- taeric 4y agoAgreed, I was assuming too high of a value being discussed.