Raja Clavata Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Personally I am losing track of all the strains that are being talked about, so far I've heard of S & L from Wuhan, a reference to A, B & C suggesting Wuhan started from strain B and now I'm reading about a strain G which is apparently a mutation which is more contagious. At this rate we are going to run out of letters and will have to apply a naming convention similar to storms originating in the Americas. Has anyone else got their head around this strain mullarkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Well if you can catch one strain and then another strain afterwards we are finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Is it like busses? you wait ages for one “strain” then they all come at once 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 43 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Well if you can catch one strain and then another strain afterwards we are finished! That's exactly one of my lines of thought but I'd like to get my head around the facts on the strains, or at least the latest theories, before projecting an overall outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 A bit like flu really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Raja Clavata said: Personally I am losing track of all the strains that are being talked about, so far I've heard of S & L from Wuhan, a reference to A, B & C suggesting Wuhan started from strain B and now I'm reading about a strain G which is apparently a mutation which is more contagious. At this rate we are going to run out of letters and will have to apply a naming convention similar to storms originating in the Americas. Has anyone else got their head around this strain mullarkey? It's all about the ability of viruses to mutate maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Just now, old man said: It's all about the ability of viruses to mutate maybe. Yes, agreed but I believe viruses usually mutate in a downward trajectory of virulence and more importantly prospects of fatal outcome for those it infects. There is noise suggesting that's not necessarily the case with COVID and this is coming from science publications not MSM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Raja Clavata said: Yes, agreed but I believe viruses usually mutate in a downward trajectory of virulence and more importantly prospects of fatal outcome for those it infects. There is noise suggesting that's not necessarily the case with COVID and this is coming from science publications not MSM. Thanks for the insight I will just get the popcorn and await science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 I have read about so many strains that I have given myself a hernia ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDINGTON Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 when's the zombie apocalypse starting,? and remember,,, "only a head shot brings down a walker" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 One reference: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236544-coronavirus-are-there-two-strains-and-is-one-more-deadly/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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