How covid can manipulate and bypass the immune system is terrifying.
Yeah, this thing just keeps getting worse and we’re probably going to get a bunch of new variants in the near future. Who knows what those will do.
Typically I thought viruses evolve to be less virulent because it’s not an evolutionary advantage to hurt your host so much that they die. That would impede a virus’ ability to reproduce and spread. So, hopefully any novel variants won’t be as deadly as the original or the delta strain.
That’s not a hard rule and there are plenty of successful viruses that are very dangerous. Bubonic plague, Smallpox, chickenpox, mumps, are rubella just a few examples. We managed to mostly eradicate them via vaccination campaigns, so people don’t remember how horrific these viruses are nowadays.
Omicron is already incredibly dangerous because there’s roughly one in six chance that you get organ damage, cognitive impairment, and chronic fatigue lasting for years. Combined with the fact that you can get reinfected, that makes it only a matter of time until you end up with a serious chronic condition.
Yeah I am glad that I am relatively young and probably would survive mostly unharmed. I would be more afraid if I were older.
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I would like positive proof there is even a valid test for this variant. And the evidence is it is mild for most people in any case. And which experts? Those that want to sell a lot of patent nostrums?
Me and my family got infected by Omicron variant. We have recovered just fine, but the symptoms seem to be lingering in some of my friends, even after their recovery.
Currently my short term goal is to get back in proper form to practice MMA by having lots of eggs and dairy.
