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31. A better understanding of how it originated would absolutely help prevent future outbreaks

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 01:38 PM

Dec 2020

Not prevent, but would help.

" All it would take is a pathogen with a long latent period, high transmission rate before serious symptoms, and a high fatality rate."

That is COVID19/SARS-CoV-2. I think it would be extremely hard if not impossible to have a bacteria or virus that can persist asymptomatically in most people people before suddenly becoming very deadly without provoking a good immune response.

There's a trade-off between lethality and transmissibility and SARS-CoV-2 found a sweet spot.

The original SARS was too lethal and so people got too sick too quickly.

Other viruses are much less lethal and are more transmissible.

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So, the virus isn't even from China? C'mon, Man!! [View all] PubliusEnigma Dec 2020 OP

In mid December of 2019 WhiteTara Dec 2020 #1

The ancient Chinese said it came from space. Arne Dec 2020 #2

Does this mean... orwell Dec 2020 #3

I've used Trump Virus, but I'm going to start Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2020 #44

Just as the "Spanish Influenza" SoCalNative Dec 2020 #4

I was in the hospital in mid December in Kansas City, Mo leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #6

WHOA !! Me and my buddy were just talking about the crap that went around during KC Super Bowl uponit7771 Dec 2020 #11

I am in St Louis. In late November everyone in my office had an illness that swept through over GumboYaYa Dec 2020 #13

You didn't get tested yet? Auggie Dec 2020 #17

I never thought that it could have been Covid until I saw this post. GumboYaYa Dec 2020 #45

You can get tested now and find out of you had it then Auggie Dec 2020 #46

Thanksgiving weekend 2019 dmkinsey Dec 2020 #35

Yep, it was people burning feces in 1918 that started the "Spanish" flu and people aren't acting too uponit7771 Dec 2020 #10

It's the dailymail. Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #5

and the CDC and the equivalent in other Nations PubliusEnigma Dec 2020 #9

The Italy data is from one study that checked for Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #12

Covid may have been detected in China because China has very good capabilities for detecting viruses Klaralven Dec 2020 #7

Are the tests specific to Covid-19, or to any coronavirus? TheRickles Dec 2020 #18

By Jan 10, Chinese researchers had determined RNA sequence of the complete genome for SARS-Cov-2 Klaralven Dec 2020 #20

Thanks, KI. I was referring more specifically TheRickles Dec 2020 #26

looks like it's all based on antibody data and pathology and not on any virus isolate LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #30

Thanks, that's good to know. TheRickles Dec 2020 #32

The PCR test is very specific for the COVID19 virus, but yes, the problem is that LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #34

We think my friend had it at the beginning of last Dec. lark Dec 2020 #8

My older brother passed away in January 2020 after suffering for about 2 months Meadowoak Dec 2020 #16

So sorry for the untimely loss of your brother. My heart goes out to you and his family. lark Dec 2020 #39

Your OP is from the Daily Mail, one THE most RIGHT WING sources on the nets. ancianita Dec 2020 #14

The Daily Mail is not Batshit-Crazy RW My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #15

Arguable, by an open source site. Two quoted examples don't disprove the Mail's history. ancianita Dec 2020 #21

The Daily Mail on Climate Change My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #22

Again. No source has to be "RW Batshit-crazy" to be RW. ancianita Dec 2020 #25

The point is 'the Daily Mail', [is not] one THE most RIGHT WING sources on the nets' My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #29

Who said "THE most RIGHT WING." I SAID it's too right wing to post here because of its tabloid ancianita Dec 2020 #36

#14 You said "THE most RIGHT WING" My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #38

Sorry, forgot. I hear you. ancianita Dec 2020 #40

The Daily Mail is not considered a reliable source for DU's Latest Breaking News. Denzil_DC Dec 2020 #43

"We still don't know how it began" soryang Dec 2020 #19

Knowing the origin won't really help stop the next outbreak. Klaralven Dec 2020 #23

A better understanding of how it originated would absolutely help prevent future outbreaks LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #31

The flu pandemic from 1918-1920 was misnamed the "Spanish flu". roamer65 Dec 2020 #24

It's been known fpr MONTHS that it didn't originate in Wuhan at that market Warpy Dec 2020 #27

A Canadian company called BlueDot used its AI algorithm data to warn its clients of a strange niyad Dec 2020 #28

Big news. So the novel corona virus Roc2020 Dec 2020 #33

Exactly. Just what IS going on with a UK right wing source claiming to know about coronavirus. ancianita Dec 2020 #37

China is threatening Australia over their investigation over the coronavirus's origins ansible Dec 2020 #41

Oh for heaven's sake, this came from China Rstrstx Dec 2020 #42