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I think this is what they were referring to:
Yeah so humans now have a virus that can make us sick. Same as before. Same as all of history. So what’s the danger?
It's amazing to see this attitude post-covid still...
It's rather self evident is it not? Any new virus that causes illness and death is a new risk. This virus is still adapting to humans so we don't know what the actual risk from it is yet though. That doesn't mean we ignore it.
What we learned from covid is that over-response to viruses is more dangerous than the viruses. We destabilized the world economy with our lockdowns and, preditctably, started WW3.
Uh huh.
from your callous anti-human perspective, ww3 will solve even more problems than covid did.
Looks like you didn't learn anything
maybe it's the 52% death rate, just maybe
It has a very high mortality rate compared to other illnesses.
High in birds you mean, compared to other bird diseases? Or are you referring to people? Is this not the first case?
High in humans. This is not the first case, the concerning part is that the disease seems to be becoming more infectious to humans. There have been previous isolated incidents but the trends right now are very concerning.
The headline makes it sound like this is the first case
First reported infection in a child in the USA. The question becomes how was it transmitted. Assuming the child is not exposed to infected poultry, then another vector must be responsible. The real danger is the mutation of the virus into a human to human transmissible strain. If an effective vaccine can't be manufactured quickly, many deaths are possible. Now, I see in your previous comments that you say we have been living with viruses for thousands of years. That is true but that shouldn't stop us from protecting ourselves. The deaths may be just a statistic to you but every death is a tragedy for someone.
Viruses can make human beings sick. This is dangerous for the human as it can result in them being sick. I hope this helps.
So exactly what I said? It can make people sick. Most viruses give people the sniffles and then it’s over. We’ve all been sick, so a virus that can make people sick isn’t a new state of affairs. It’s the same situation we’ve lived in for thousands of years.
a lot of lifelong conditions are triggered by viral infections. fibromyalgia, pots, and much more. i have fibro myself and i can tell you now that you don't want to chance it. why be reckless?