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originally posted by: squittles
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: BlissSeeker
*BREAKING NEWS* New strain of Common cold could spread around the world!
It's only a big deal now because it's new, a virus starts off strong and gets weaker as it spreads. Of course it's origin is going to be hit the hardest, because that's where the virus literally incubated and manifested itself. And for the most part it's been contained, give it two months and this will fizzle out. If not, then perhaps we need to worry, the timing of the virus is a little suspect tho.
Where'd you get this? Viruses may mutate as they spread - but that could just as easily make them more virulent, not less. The whole mechanism of a virus is to infect and re-program host cells to produce copies - identical copies - of the virus.
Flu, ebola, smallpox, polio, measles, marburg, hantavirus, rabies, these all remain very dangerous, despite being known for decades (or centuries.)
Survivors may develop antibodies, so if exposed again, it may be less consequential. Which is what vaccines do - exposing the immune system to a weakened / killed virus so it learns an immune response.
They may develop treatments that are effective at managing symptoms, and may develop anti-viral meds that directly attack (or interfere with) the virus.
But it's not just gonna go away if we ignore it.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
ETA - Yet ANOTHER (sub-1000) poster out of the woodwork with some quality DOOM PORN!! Where do all these people come from???????????
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: BlissSeeker
*BREAKING NEWS* New strain of Common cold could spread around the world!
It's only a big deal now because it's new, a virus starts off strong and gets weaker as it spreads. Of course it's origin is going to be hit the hardest, because that's where the virus literally incubated and manifested itself. And for the most part it's been contained, give it two months and this will fizzle out. If not, then perhaps we need to worry, the timing of the virus is a little suspect tho.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: FamCore
And you tell me how many people have died from this virus outside of China?
Here in Canada so far zero, and thee (off the top of my head) patients have been release and living normal lives.