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AugustWolf22 OP t1_itwotei wrote

note - this is NOT a new disease, the scientists have just advanced our understanding of how common viral infections occurred and their methods for avoiding our immune system's response. just to repeat this is not a new disease, there is no need to panic, if you are worried read the article.

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pegothejerk t1_itwp8q8 wrote

It's also likely a very good clue/hint as to how more and more complex primordial organisms can emerge from simpler molecular/organic systems that aren't quite what we'd define as living.

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SeismicFrog t1_ity2390 wrote

How is it not two old viruses (RSV and the influenza) that have combined to form a new virus with two attack vectors (including resisting white blood cells tailored for one of the two viruses) across a wider area of the respiratory tract? And how are the viruses they also suspect form from combinations of animal viruses, etc. not represent new viruses?

And yes, I read the entire article.

Plus viruses form infections, not diseases.

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MLThrowaway75 t1_itywkou wrote

You're kind of arguing semantics on that last point. Disease is a super ambiguous term that just means dis-ease. There's also a division of the CDC that deals with viral disease

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/dvd.html

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SeismicFrog t1_iu0xo5m wrote

Very true and a solid point.

I just usually see viruses related to infections (-itis).

Point accepted, that was arguing semantics.

Thank you kind Redditor!

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Baldmofo t1_iu2pb6r wrote

-itis suffix in Latin means swelling, not infection. Ex) arthritis, tendonitis have nothing to do with infections.

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AugustWolf22 OP t1_ityzoco wrote

because they believe that this mechanism has been used by hard-to-treat viral pneumonia for a while now, they are only just observing this phenomenon which the viruses have been using for a long time.

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SeismicFrog t1_iu0xf4a wrote

Great answer. Thank you. I didn’t mean to laden that with snark, I just wanted to better understand your perspective.

Thank you kind Redditor!

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Mr-Nobody33 t1_ityky87 wrote

"You think this thing wants to be dog?!?!? It's doesn't want to be a damn dog!!!! It wants to be a man!!!" Some old dude in Antarctica.

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CritaCorn t1_itxe5hi wrote

Mmmh just what I needed to hear…

Nothing but cheery news these last 3 years

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Celcius_87 t1_itxl8gf wrote

Just in time for holiday season

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Bwembo t1_itz26i8 wrote

All these viruses are keeping us as busy as Putin. Too much Putin, poopin' and pukin' going on these days!

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twistedh8 t1_itwtkho wrote

Thanks for not getting vaxxed dipshits!

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helrazr t1_itxnm41 wrote

This has zero to due Covid. At least read the article dude.

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twistedh8 t1_itxt0qa wrote

Yea no shit but that's why it is mutating. Stupid fucks. Relevancy and inference

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AugustWolf22 OP t1_ityzs2z wrote

This article has nothing to do with the SARS-COV.2 virus. antivaxxers are terrible but please do not spread misinformation/gibberish.

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twistedh8 t1_itzgl2d wrote

Yes I already explained. Keep up comrade.

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helrazr t1_itzc0fp wrote

Covid VARIANTS are combining in some instances yes. But to my knowledge and I’m assuming other scientists knowledge, Covid has never combined with another type of virus like Influenza.

So how is this an anti-vaxxer or unvaccinated persons fault for RSV and Influenza combing like the article mentioned? Mind you, RSV and Influenza are two different types of viruses with similar symptoms.

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twistedh8 t1_itzgo12 wrote

Combining? I said mutated.

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helrazr t1_itzr961 wrote

Dude.....why are you bringing up Covid mutations/variants to begin with?

Per the article:

> Two common respiratory viruses can fuse to form a hybrid virus capable of evading the human immune system, and infecting lung cells – the first time such viral cooperation has ever been observed.

What does this have to due with Covid? Stay on top Comrade.

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twistedh8 t1_itzregg wrote

Because it's relevant. Are you ok ?

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helrazr t1_itzv3yp wrote

I'm very much ok.

I'm still trying to understand how you think that if people were vaxxed it would/could stop Covid from fusing with any random virus. Even if Alpha was the only strain/mutation/variant still there is/was nothing stopping it from doing what this article mentions. Even if everyone was vaxxed, it doesn't entirely stop the spread of the disease.

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twistedh8 t1_itzzs1y wrote

Are you ok? You better go and reread the comments not just what you think I typed comrade. Not once did i mention fusing.Lmao

"Viruses mutate to adapt to their surroundings and more effectively move from host to host. Mutations can cause viruses to better evade our immune systems, treatments and vaccines. A mutation can help the virus gain traits that better help it reproduce quickly or adhere better to the surface of human cells."

Nothing is 100 percent but the Vax helps with accute sickness, lower the rate of transmission and help stop the virus jumping from host to host wich for the unvaxxed definitely increases the chances

w H O

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helrazr t1_iu015pn wrote

How many times are you gonna edit this comment?

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twistedh8 t1_iu01e5l wrote

I'm sorry does proof reading and editing offend you?

Jfc

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helrazr t1_iu01tvb wrote

You proof read BEFORE submitting. What your doing now is editing paragraphs worth of info....later yo, this was fun.

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helrazr t1_iu01mb5 wrote

Your also grasping at anything you can find to somehow make a point now and it shows are pathetic you really are. Any who, I'm doing talking to this guy.

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