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But that's the case for literally every infectious disease. We all have slightly (to dramatically) different immune systems and other systems. Even without bein
by BobaFloutist 2y ago
But that's the case for literally every infectious disease. We all have slightly (to dramatically) different immune systems and other systems. Even without being immunocompromised, some people die from seemingly innocuous diseases while others survive the most deadly diseases there are.
Even Black Death killed "only" an estimated 50% of the population. That means that there were necessarily a lot of people that got infected and survived it, probably some of them asymptomatically. Bodies are complex and varied, and there's no 100% way to predict how they'll respond to any given situation.
- rssoconnor 2y agoThe book I was just reading says that the genes for MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex) molecules are among the most diverse genes in the human population, with even the suggestion that people find others with different MHC genes than themselves more attractive.