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I wonder if anyone has ever investigated whether the virulence of viruses is affected by altitude, what with deaths being restricted to Mexico, and

Posted by Loyola Apr 28 '09, 11:23

I'm guessing most other cases travelled by air out of there.

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heh, read that as "affected by attitude" -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:27
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- Altitude and pollution do not explain to me why it has killed young people rather than the elderly. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:29 5
  - The influenza strain was unusual in that this pandemic killed many young adults and otherwise healthy victims; - Danedukenuuk Apr 28, 11:35 2
    - exactly what I said this mroning. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:37 1
      - the similarities sofar are a bit scary! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 28, 11:42
  - younger may do more sports, thus breathing harder, go out more, getting easier infected -- nm - marcel Apr 28, 11:31 1
    - that is not the point. This pattern does not happen in normal outbreaks. You need to find a condiation that is *different* from other outbreaks. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:32
- *feeling unoriginal* -- nm - Loyola Apr 28, 11:26 1
  - I think it is far more likely that there is a regional substrain. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:27
technical point: virulence = how contagious it is, not how lethal it is. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:24 1
- My bad. Haven't used it in ages, and it shows. -- nm - Loyola Apr 28, 11:25

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