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Covid-19's unique ability to both infect humans and cause disease means it is vital that the healthcare system be flexible enough to take on new challenges the "smart" virus poses, a panel of experts said on Wednesday (April 22).
Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases expert at the National University Hospital (NUH), pointed to infections at nursing homes and dormitories: "I'm learning that this virus is really smart.
"It can find our blind spots, it can find vulnerable people, it can find areas where there's high transmission, despite our efforts."
"This is a very smart virus, it will find ways to remain in the human population. So it's not a simple virus for us to deal with. There's human-to-human transmission, it can transmit when we are not aware," she said.
originally posted by: SeektoUnderstand
a reply to: neoholographic
The virus is as “smart” as the person who believes this nonsense.
originally posted by: MRinder
a reply to: neoholographic
Lol they make this virus sound like a good damn Terminator.. lmao it can't hunt out victims it's a virus it can't look over and say hey look there is an old fat guy I am going after him. This is fear mongering at it's finest... To the point of satire. Funniest thing I have read for a while. Thanks for sharing.
originally posted by: rickymouse
A technically advanced virus. Fits right in with our society today. Artificial intelligence in a small package. Maybe we should harness the virus to make computers learn better.
Viruses are as simple as they are “smart”: too elementary to be able to reproduce by themselves, they exploit the reproductive “machinery” of cells, by inserting pieces of their own DNA so that it is transcribed by the host cell. To do this, they first have to inject their own genetic material into the cells they infect. An international team of researchers has studied how this occurs and how long it takes for this process to be completed.
originally posted by: neoholographic
originally posted by: rickymouse
A technically advanced virus. Fits right in with our society today. Artificial intelligence in a small package. Maybe we should harness the virus to make computers learn better.
Calling viruses "smart" is nothing new. Here's a article from 2013.
Viruses are as simple as they are 'smart'
Viruses are as simple as they are “smart”: too elementary to be able to reproduce by themselves, they exploit the reproductive “machinery” of cells, by inserting pieces of their own DNA so that it is transcribed by the host cell. To do this, they first have to inject their own genetic material into the cells they infect. An international team of researchers has studied how this occurs and how long it takes for this process to be completed.
www.sciencedaily.com...
Some are smarter than others.
For instance, you can have a virus that doesn't discriminate. That virus might be easier to track vs. a virus that likes to attack a person with a weakened immune system.
You can then have people who think they're healthy but they have a weekened immune system and they're attacked by the virus.
In this case, the virus is "smarter" than we are because it can detect a weakened immune system better than we can.
originally posted by: neoholographic
originally posted by: rickymouse
A technically advanced virus. Fits right in with our society today. Artificial intelligence in a small package. Maybe we should harness the virus to make computers learn better.
Calling viruses "smart" is nothing new. Here's a article from 2013.
Viruses are as simple as they are 'smart'
Viruses are as simple as they are “smart”: too elementary to be able to reproduce by themselves, they exploit the reproductive “machinery” of cells, by inserting pieces of their own DNA so that it is transcribed by the host cell. To do this, they first have to inject their own genetic material into the cells they infect. An international team of researchers has studied how this occurs and how long it takes for this process to be completed.
www.sciencedaily.com...
Some are smarter than others.
For instance, you can have a virus that doesn't discriminate. That virus might be easier to track vs. a virus that likes to attack a person with a weakened immune system.
You can then have people who think they're healthy but they have a weekened immune system and they're attacked by the virus.
In this case, the virus is "smarter" than we are because it can detect a weakened immune system better than we can.
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: neoholographic
originally posted by: rickymouse
A technically advanced virus. Fits right in with our society today. Artificial intelligence in a small package. Maybe we should harness the virus to make computers learn better.
Calling viruses "smart" is nothing new. Here's a article from 2013.
Viruses are as simple as they are 'smart'
Viruses are as simple as they are “smart”: too elementary to be able to reproduce by themselves, they exploit the reproductive “machinery” of cells, by inserting pieces of their own DNA so that it is transcribed by the host cell. To do this, they first have to inject their own genetic material into the cells they infect. An international team of researchers has studied how this occurs and how long it takes for this process to be completed.
www.sciencedaily.com...
Some are smarter than others.
For instance, you can have a virus that doesn't discriminate. That virus might be easier to track vs. a virus that likes to attack a person with a weakened immune system.
You can then have people who think they're healthy but they have a weekened immune system and they're attacked by the virus.
In this case, the virus is "smarter" than we are because it can detect a weakened immune system better than we can.
So you are saying that a natural chemical process is "smart".
I just...
Nevermind.
~sigh~
originally posted by: MRinder
a reply to: neoholographic
You are killing me. I am pretty sure you got this ass backward. Are you Dr. Fisher by chance?
Viruses don't discriminate and not attack people with healthy immune systems.. healthy immune systems kill the virus and weak immune systems are less successful at killing the virus.
originally posted by: MRinder
a reply to: neoholographic
Lol they make this virus sound like a good damn Terminator.. lmao it can't hunt out victims it's a virus it can't look over and say hey look there is an old fat guy I am going after him. This is fear mongering at it's finest... To the point of satire. Funniest thing I have read for a while. Thanks for sharing.