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[–] 26 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

I read that it killed like 33% of the infected people and the transmission rate is very low.

A virus that kills its host 1/3rd of the time and can't spread isn't very good at being a virus.

See: The video game, Pandemic 2

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    I don't even know if human to human transmission has even been proven. Like yeah it's no fucking joke, but you have to inhale dust with dried infected rat pee in it to even contract it. No way it'll become widespread.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Fatality is unrelated to the spread. If a virus can spread during its asymptomatic incubation period it can be quite effective.

    It's just this virus does not spread well at all based on transmission vectors, nor does it spread during its incubation period.

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