So does that mean a long time ago people were dying of the cold in droves?
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protist@mander.xyz 13 hours ago
The common cold is a family of coronaviruses, our bodies have been fighting off their mutations for millennia. An mRNA vaccines for colds, if I remember correctly, was in the works, but, well, we’ve all seen what’s happening there
Professorozone@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
protist@mander.xyz 11 hours ago
Certainly possible, if not likely, that when these viruses first evolved to infect humans or human ancestors they caused increased mortality
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
See the natives of America after Europeans showed up.
remon@ani.social 12 hours ago
No. But covid-19 belongs to the same group of viruses that also includes the common cold.
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
Its more often rhinoviruses rather than coronaviruses or other families
protist@mander.xyz 12 hours ago
I disagree, there’s a no way a rhino could fit in there
cowfodder@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Everything’s a dildo if you’re brave enough!
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
That’s true, and I’ve certainly been able to down 2 or 9 coronas in one night before