Eli5 , why does a virus sometimes kill a host even though it needs said host to survive ? Submitted by vizo92 t3_zz7rlq on December 30, 2022 at 6:31 PM in explainlikeimfive 11 comments 4
HeliumKnight t1_j29ym9y wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:40 PM Because the vast majority of viruses are able to infect an additional host before killing the first one (if it even kills at all), killing the host is not a genetic disadvantage. Permalink 3
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