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Re:The evidence which suggests that Covid-19 is not a natura... by sudosysgen on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:15AM (#23880870)
You're confusing virulence and infectivity. Virulence is specifically how severe a virus is. For example, one might say that Hepatitis is more virulent than the common cold.
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Re:The evidence which suggests that Covid-19 is not a natura... by bananaface on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:19AM (#23880903)
You're right, I am. I should have focussed on the point that asymptomatic transmission and lack of severity may be a feature in an engineered virus, not a bug.
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