On 29 Mar 2021 at 21:54:26 BST, Aragorn  wrote:

> On 29.03.2021 at 21:07, Joe scribbled:
>
>>  On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:46:04 +0100
>>  Ahem A Rivet's Shot  wrote:
>>
>>  > On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:17:23 +0100
>>  > Joe  wrote:
>>  >
>>  > > Occam's Razor says that there is a simpler explanation than
>>  > > 'hygiene'.
>>  >
>>  >  I'd guess cough etiquette[1] to be a major factor, along
>>  > with the huge upswing in effective hand cleansing.
>>  >
>>  > [1] Just how long ago was the "coughs and sneezes spread diseases"
>>  > campaign ?
>>  >
>>
>>  So why has flu been practically eliminated, but not Covid, which is a
>>  comparable respiratory disease caused by a virus of similar size?
>
> Covid-19 is most definitely NOT a respiratory disease.  If anything, it
> is actually comparable to AIDS in that it attacks your immune system,
> hijacks it, and then turns it against you.

What's your evidence for this statement?

> Certain gene sequences of
> the SARS-CoV-2 virus' RNA are actually also found in the HIV virus.

What's so surprising about that? All viruses do similar things so certain
sequences are bound to be found in many viruses.

--
Tim

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