From what I remember in virology. A lot of what everyone is saying is true. Considering that an infected host results in some 8 trillion replicated virus’s, any variants that help it replicate and survive more effectively will be come an additional strain. The general trend of the virus should be similar to that off parasites. ‘A good parasite doesn’t kill its host’. That is to say it should just jack you up and not kill. Unlike Ebola, which burns through those close to each patient zero. I will say that each virus is unique and the above are only generalizations.
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Reply to What happened to the old COVID variants, like Delta? Could they come back? by number1dork
From what I remember in virology. A lot of what everyone is saying is true. Considering that an infected host results in some 8 trillion replicated virus’s, any variants that help it replicate and survive more effectively will be come an additional strain. The general trend of the virus should be similar to that off parasites. ‘A good parasite doesn’t kill its host’. That is to say it should just jack you up and not kill. Unlike Ebola, which burns through those close to each patient zero. I will say that each virus is unique and the above are only generalizations.