One of the first things I did when this started was to go back and read about the Spanish Flu.
The footprint is similar—although SF killed a lot of younger people. But...there were a lot of younger people shoved together in horrible conditions, so the spread was faster and the treatment was pretty much non-existent.
What I DID learn that was interesting was how these viruses reproduce, mutate, and spread.
The fact that people in the Health Field in Government said they “did not see the variants coming” tells me they missed the course in pandemics in college and med school. Because that’s how these things work. Its how they have always worked.
I recall getting into an argument with someone here who was telling me they had never been exposed to the “Spanish Flu” and could not possibly have the antibodies to it in her system. I asked if she was breast fed as an infant...because if she was, she got them from her mom. Along with thousands of others that her mom passed to her.
The human body is an amazing thing.
We should try to make sure our health care folks understand, as best they can, how its supposed to work.
I wouldn’t say it always works that way. We have highly dangerous (this disease is a comparative joke) viruses that don’t spread so well. They kill the host. They have not seemed to mutate to less dangerous. Even Avian Flu is quite dangerous variant of influenza but how does that work? Is it too much of a strain of a strain? Ebola hasn’t changed its danger quotient, either.
One of the problems...Soldiers were bringing it back home in waves.
Good summary. Many thanks for posting. Cheers!