Yea people are quick to say this ain’t the flu but stay comparing it to the Spanish Flu
But that’s neither here or there.
If this thing has been floating around as long as I think it has then we may be closer to herd immunity than we thought. I think this thing is here to stay tho. So idk if we will be getting waves like people think but there will be outbreaks in places obviously like there is with any virus. Either way I’m still taking precautions and will continue to
Yo, you know what’s ill... that might be true but the impact could actually be the opposite.
so there’s a hypothesis that one of the previously found or perhaps undiscovered coronaviruses is causing antibody-dependent enhancements (ADE) which is leading to the hyper response/inflammation/cytokine storm we see in the severe cases of SARS 2.
There may have been past introductions and circulations of mild strains of similar coronaviruses that were asymptomatic or mistaken for a regular common cold virus. A few potential candidates have been isolated in Hubei province [
18] and may serve as the basis for retrospective serological testing to confirm prior infection and resultant risk for ADE has occurred.
Is COVID-19 receiving ADE from other coronaviruses?
So in essence, a person was exposed to a variation of the virus. Developed antibodies. The body thinks it has the appropriate antibodies to fight it but it actually just facilitates the hyper-immune response that is ADE and the body goes haywire.
those who were never exposed to the similar very mild or asymptomatic virus, encounter sars 2 and thus eat it like Scooby snacks because the body creates an uninterrupted immune response not impacted by ADE.
this could also be why children (although this Kawasaki syndrome like progression is concerning) have be less impacted in terms of demographics. If the older variation that causes very mild symptoms or an asymptomatic response isn’t very contagious but has been around for 20 years just undetected.. if I’m 30 and you’re 6. I have 20 years of potential exposure to this pathogen vs. your 6 years exposure.
If it wasn’t very contagious prior to whatever mutation, it could plausibly have infected small numbers of the population over time and unfortunately those who still have antibodies will have a negative immune response if they are exposed to SARScov2