[Bigg Red]

Could it also be that conditions of hygeine are such in India that the populace has superior immunity strengthened by constant exposure to pathogens?

[VeganFreeper]

PEople here in the USA, which is largely Anglo-Saxon, seem to be experiencing milder symptoms than Asians. This phenomenon is probably not due to poor hygiene in the USA.

[akash]

WEARING MY TIN-FOIL HAT

.... but this article could be part of a strategy. Spread the insinuation that the virus is race specific, so that one country can accuse another of having invented the virus. The quarreling countries get into a fight and a monkey comes to divide the bread among the fighting cats. Nice deal. Not difficult to see who might have a motive in doing this. Only look for who benefits from this exercise

[ClearCase_guy]

If hygiene in India helped create superior immunity, I think the same would hold true in China. Since it does not hold true in China, I would be surprised if hygiene related immunity were a key determinant in India.

I read an article (in Omni magazine, IIRC) years ago that discussed the possibility of germs targeted at racial or ethnic groups. It didn't seem like very good science, but it was still intriguing. The article focused on germs that would be especially deadly to certain groups. But a strategy using germs that would be especially harmless to certain groups would be equally effective.