Peter Attia· MD
ebola is a really dumb virus because it kills its host and a virus that makes more copies of itself but doesn't kill a toast that's more evolutionary advantageous
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ebola is a really dumb virus because it kills its host and a virus that makes more copies of itself but doesn't kill a toast that's more evolutionary advantageous
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a virus that makes more copies of itself but doesn't kill a toast that's more evolutionary advantageous just like organisms want more children
In other words, it's not in their best interest to kill their host because, if they kill their host, then their host can't incubate the virus and allow them to reproduce and infect more people.