Arijit Chakravarty
Much of this is closer to fantasy in the context of 𝐂𝑂𝑉𝐈𝐃. The chance this virus will attenuate (evolve to become milder), to pick one example, is very low. We discussed in an earlier 🧵 about what evo bio teaches us about emergent diseases: https://x.com/arijitchakrav/status/1845569743635583471 (5/)
Arijit Chakravarty
(🧵1/5, EMERGENCE): What happens to virulence after a new pathogen emerges? Popular thinking on the subject is that pathogens evolve become less virulent over time when they co-exist with their host species, based on the logic that virulent pathogens don't spread effectively.(1/)