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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 11:52 AM Mar 2020

The math behind the coronavirus -

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The math behind the coronavirus - (Original Post) packman Mar 2020 OP

That's great for a single pathogen, but if CoVID-19 changes/mutates and/or Backseat Driver Mar 2020 #1

For reference defacto7 Mar 2020 #2

Backseat Driver

(4,381 posts)

1. That's great for a single pathogen, but if CoVID-19 changes/mutates and/or

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:15 PM

Mar 2020

turns into, say, CoVID-20 very rapidly or if in immunocompromised, re-infection is possible or if immunization (eventually) is not effective...like it or not, it is in the environment now just like any other random contagious pathogen, so let this be a lesson to be safe with hygienic measures and some common sense.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

2. For reference

Reply to Backseat Driver (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:32 PM

Mar 2020

COVID-19 is the disease.
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus itself.

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