Covid-19 (Coronavirus) comes from bats

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532683-400-coronavirus-why-infections-from-animals-are-such-a-deadly-problem/

Apparently bats seem to be virus generators, when transmitted to humans, we have no immunity built in so lots of people die before it mutates to a less deadly version. Those viruses don't want to kill hosts because it tends to stop the transmission so it mutates to less deadly varieties and so inserts itself into our DNA basically.

@sonhouse said
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532683-400-coronavirus-why-infections-from-animals-are-such-a-deadly-problem/

Apparently bats seem to be virus generators, when transmitted to humans, we have no immunity built in so lots of people die before it mutates to a less deadly version. Those viruses don't want to kill hosts because it tends to stop the transmission so it mutates to less deadly varieties and so inserts itself into our DNA basically.

Last count if accurate was a few over 1,000 already dead.

Makes me wonder what the real count is as of course they don't want panic to spread which I think is already the case.

-VR

@Very-Rusty
But the good news is these deadly viruses don't really want to actually kill humans, just want to get a free ride so eventually the death toll slows down and the virus mutates to something akin to the common cold like the hundreds of others like it.

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
But the good news is these deadly viruses don't really want to actually kill humans, just want to get a free ride so eventually the death toll slows down and the virus mutates to something akin to the common cold like the hundreds of others like it.

In the meantime what will the death toll be? Already higher than the sars outbreak back in 2002 I believe it was.

-VR

@Very-Rusty
No doubt it will rise MUCH higher before it mutates to less deadly version. Remember there was flu/influenza outbreak a hundred years ago killed millions before it stabilized to safer version.

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
No doubt it will rise MUCH higher before it mutates to less deadly version. Remember there was flu/influenza outbreak a hundred years ago killed millions before it stabilized to safer version.

True enough, Good luck to everyone with this new Coronavirus.

-VR

@Very-Rusty

New name, Covid-19

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty

New name, Covid-19

What is with the new name?

-VR

@Very-Rusty
That's what the egg heads call it now.

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
That's what the egg heads call it now.

COVID-19: New coronavirus disease named by World Health ...
Globalnews.ca-43 minutes ago
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Now we know the rest of the story!

-VR

@Very-Rusty
Yep, that'l make it SO much easier to cure now😉