rawk wrote:I think that this little virus is harmless and yet dangerous. If you were injected with the current strain nothing would happen. But as the virus mutated after being given a complete kicking by your white blood cells, it would be reborn in a new form because it copies the DNA of your cells hoping your immune system won't spot it.
You are immune to it in its present strain, but you are now are a carrier and everywhere you go you will spread it as long as you breathe. You will kill millions and when you are re-infected, you will die because your white blood cells and lymph glands will not recognize it as a threat.
As the pandemic ensues, modern civilization breaks down. All movement is stopped in an effort to contain infection and strangely enough the more primitive the society the less chance of transmission.
Eventually the virus will mutate and loose its efficency having wiped out millions. But by then countries, kingdoms and borders will be no more to the survivors.
Which virus are you talking about rawk? This H5N1?
I thought it was interesting about Ebola that it is not a particularly ruthless virus, because it kills to quickly and so an outbreak is more easily contained - everyone gets sick and dies before the virus has a chance to spread.
And also, some people believe HIV is to advanced - to much of a natural progression, the way it works - to have occurred naturally and conspiracy theories are that it was escaped from a secret biological warfare experiment gone wrong, etc.
Interesting stuff, conspiracy theories. They can never be disproved!
Remember, as I always say: just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you!
