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Yes. I wonder if being so incredibly small means that replication is more efficient and intense and is therefore a strong factor behind why it's so virulent.
by spacehome 12y ago
Yes. I wonder if being so incredibly small means that replication is more efficient and intense and is therefore a strong factor behind why it's so virulent.
- harshreality 12y agoI don't think that's the most important factor. Influenza, along with ebola and rabies, is small, while smallpox is big. http://www.lehigh.edu/~jas0/viralgenomes.html http://www.lehigh.edu/~jas0/viralgenomes.html