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Well I mean that in the realm of more severe infections, it's probably average and not some super mutant alien illness. In that sense I apply Occam's razor: it'
by AYBABTME 3y ago
Well I mean that in the realm of more severe infections, it's probably average and not some super mutant alien illness. In that sense I apply Occam's razor: it's probably bad to a similar degree as other bad diseases of the same type, it's probably not a radical unprecedented thing from an alternate dimension (assuming no lab leak hypothesis).
And from my non expert historical perspective, it sure seems to fit that profile.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoEven if it is from a lab, it is still a virus and not some radical new physics or biology. We know that viruses harm people and have long-lasting consequences.
- stevenhuang 3y agoThis is my understanding of the issue as well--that viruses in general can have wide ranging affects depending on the person, and the symptoms of LC are not unique. So what's notable might not be that Long Covid is a thing, but that due to how prevalent it was, a massive amount of people were subject to the ~0.1% (or whatever probability) tail risk that a given viral load would very negatively impact their body (nerve damage, heart damage, etc), much like any other virus would.