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by nabla9 596 days ago
A long combined incubation period can counteract the effects of high lethality.

Madagaskar staying safe is not good enough IRL.

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>A long combined incubation period can counteract the effects of high lethality.

Reduce, not counteract.

Viruses evolve to spread, not to kill. There just _is_ evolutionary pressure against high lethality.