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Why would it be an extinction event? Surely our immune systems would figure it out eventually
by simmerup 3y ago
Why would it be an extinction event? Surely our immune systems would figure it out eventually
- mortureb 3y agoIt depends. If something like HIV was airborne, it might very well spread to everyone on the planet. You might get 5% of people that don’t get it but will that be enough to sustain a future.
- simmerup 3y agoSomeone needs to make an animated youtube video of this eventuality so I can watch it unfold
- ekaryotic 3y agoIt would be quite boring. There are many movies about the subject, 28 days later and sequels, more that i have forgotten because they were funded to be a government propaganda vehicle and lost their artistic integrity. There's a video game called Plague Inc that is said to be a quite accurate simulation.
- generic92034 3y agoI would not call that an "extinction event", though. Maybe it would disrupt civilization, but that is not the same.
- bertil 3y agoMost of the infections would not be, but having an unending stream of infections would allow for the deadliest to mutate with the most contagious. It doesn’t have to lead to an extinction-level threat, but we are putting an awful lot of dice in that bowl, hoping not a single one of them will hit a Nat 1.
- Turskarama 3y ago"Eventually" is the key word, our immune systems need to figure it out before it's too late. That is by no means a guarantee. That said, total extinction of the human race is unlikely since there are small isolated populations in various places around the world. The end of civilization though is a real possibility.