On 29/03/2021 23:22, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:00:27 +0200, Aragorn wrote:
>
>> Wrong.  The influenza virus is NOT a coronavirus, and neither is the
>> common cold virus.  They are all three different categories of viruses.
>>
> Fair enough  - I stand corrected.
>
> Nonetheless Wikipedia (yeah, I know, teaat with extreme caution though IME
> and in my fields (Chemistry, IT, flight) its generally accurate due to
> some peer review. It says:
>
> "Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in
> mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract
> infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans
> include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other
> viruses, predominantly rhinoviruses), while more lethal varieties can
> cause SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. In cows and pigs they cause diarrhea,
> while in mice they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis."
>
> Is that entirely wrong?
>
>
>
Well no. But the key element is that corona viruses and rhino viruses
cause 'colds', corona viruses cause SARS and covid, and influenza
viruses are somewhat different to either

Hand waving ArtStudents may confuse COVID19 with influenza, but it wont
stand up to close scrutiny (with an electron microscope ;-)


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