Seasonal Viruses

What makes a seasonal virus seasonal?

Is it herd immunity?

Or does it have something about atmospheric changes that occur as winter becomes summer and summer becomes winter?

Are seasonal viruses seasonal everywhere?

@Eladar
Some viruses are more susceptible to higher temperatures and so in summer may die down. It turns out C19 is not one of those, it is summer in the southern hemisphere and there is no slowing down of infections or deaths so don't expect some magical miracle your god king Trump keeps touting.

@sonhouse said
@Eladar
Some viruses are more susceptible to higher temperatures and so in summer may die down. It turns out C19 is not one of those, it is summer in the southern hemisphere and there is no slowing down of infections or deaths so don't expect some magical miracle your god king Trump keeps touting.

https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/no-summer-vacations-for-viruses.html 

Viruses don’t take vacations; they live in our environment year-round,” explains Dr. Michael Cohen, infectious disease specialist at UCLA Health-Santa Clarita. “But different strains are active in different seasons. Summer colds are generally caused by the enterovirus or adenovirus while in the winter, we see the “typical” cold – the rhinovirus – as well as influenza viruses.”

But summer colds can actually make patients feel sicker because they generate more symptoms. Both types of colds are characterized by a runny nose and other upper respiratory symptoms, but summer viruses can affect the whole system, not just the nose, causing flu-like symptoms that can include gastrointestinal issues and a low-grade fever. Summer colds are also spread differently. While winter colds are usually transmitted in enclosed rooms by respiratory droplets, summer viruses are spread through contact with body secretions and easily transmitted by children."

Tell me, how is Coronavirus spread?

@eladar said
What makes a seasonal virus seasonal?

Is it herd immunity?

Or does it have something about atmospheric changes that occur as winter becomes summer and summer becomes winter?

Are seasonal viruses seasonal everywhere?

@eladar said
Your personal opinion or research?

@eladar said
Tell me, how is Coronavirus spread?

@eladar said
What makes a seasonal virus seasonal?
Is it herd immunity?
Or does it have something about atmospheric changes that occur as winter becomes summer and summer becomes winter?
Are seasonal viruses seasonal everywhere?

@eladar said

Tell me, how is Coronavirus spread?

@divegeester said
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

@divegeester said
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal)

@eladar said
People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. These droplets land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose ...[text shortened]... a seasonal virus, specifically winter. This means as we get closer to summer it will stop spreading.

@eladar said
Nothing in that link to.answer the question.

@divegeester said
Okay if you say so.

@eladar said
Dr. Cohen says so.