So does that mean a long time ago people were dying of the cold in droves?
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protist@mander.xyz 1 month 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 1 month ago
protist@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Certainly possible, if not likely, that when these viruses first evolved to infect humans or human ancestors they caused increased mortality
remon@ani.social 1 month ago
No. But covid-19 belongs to the same group of viruses that also includes the common cold.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
See the natives of America after Europeans showed up.
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Its more often rhinoviruses rather than coronaviruses or other families
protist@mander.xyz 1 month ago
I disagree, there’s a no way a rhino could fit in there
cowfodder@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Everything’s a dildo if you’re brave enough!