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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 4153578" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>I’d have to dig for the quotes, but one reason is that while all viruses mutate to some degree, some viruses (like measles, iirc) can’t mutate in stable ways. The part of them that makes humans susceptible are integral to its survival, so if it mutates it can’t survive and therefore doesn’t get transmitted.</p><p></p><p>In flu, it’s different.</p><p></p><p>But again, that is an overly simplified explanation.</p><p></p><p>Also, more than just those two mutate. Heck, the common cold mutates often I think. It’s just that some are more deadly than others, mutate in stable ways, and thus draw more attention.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add: from what I remember Ebola is an example of a virus that gets a lot of attention and mutates (though again, all viruses mutate). It just also happens to kill the host so fast that it’s hard to spread. Being highly deadly works against the virus’ survival in that case, making it harder to spread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 4153578, member: 277"] I’d have to dig for the quotes, but one reason is that while all viruses mutate to some degree, some viruses (like measles, iirc) can’t mutate in stable ways. The part of them that makes humans susceptible are integral to its survival, so if it mutates it can’t survive and therefore doesn’t get transmitted. In flu, it’s different. But again, that is an overly simplified explanation. Also, more than just those two mutate. Heck, the common cold mutates often I think. It’s just that some are more deadly than others, mutate in stable ways, and thus draw more attention. Edited to add: from what I remember Ebola is an example of a virus that gets a lot of attention and mutates (though again, all viruses mutate). It just also happens to kill the host so fast that it’s hard to spread. Being highly deadly works against the virus’ survival in that case, making it harder to spread. [/QUOTE]
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