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Originally Posted by Paul
Isnt that pretty much how any virus works, and survives ?
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Yes, but I meant more so than other viruses which aren't as transmissible, and even more so with other variants of covid which are in the same category.
I read before that people who are infected with Delta seem to replicate so much virus early on that the immune system can't get a response quickly enough (though it does eventually which is why you usually get the initial replication and some symptoms but not more in vaccinated people) and that they shed so much virus it infects others more. Given that they don't think it takes much to infect someone then they will be able to spread that more easily to others and of course people who have no immunity will get ill easier.
Probably a reason why it's spreading through kids more than usual and they're actually getting ill, if they have more virus in them at the time, then there will be more for the immune system to respond to.
I suppose win for a virus is one which spreads easily between hosts whilst not killing them or debilitating them to the extent they stop what they're doing.