Re: (OT) They're not all crazy in Europe

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:36:14 -0500, -hh wrote:
 

First one was a pandemic itself, which killed 1.2 million Americans.
This generated far more submissions by health professionals than a
normal or bad flu season/year.

 
It as interesting that the mortality rate of the normal seasonal influenza
essentially fell to zero.
 

Yes, because I f what’s now known as”viral interference”.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_interference>

In a nutshell, not only do viruses evolve to counter our autoimmune
systems, but they also have evolved to eliminate/interfere with other
viruses within the host which are in competition with them.

Classical case of “competitive advantage” that is an obvious strategy once
one thinks about it … and finally identifies it, plus it is now being
researched.

-hh