kinther@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months ago‘Super flu’ variant is circulating and raising concern. Here’s what to know about itwww.dallasnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-link‘Super flu’ variant is circulating and raising concern. Here’s what to know about itwww.dallasnews.comkinther@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squarekikutwo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYes but that’s because it’s infecting more people not because it’s more dangerous
minus-squareGiantChickDicks@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoInfecting more people in and of itself makes a flu virus more dangerous. Even if, statistically, it doesn’t have a higher fatality rate, if the virus is able to more easily infect people then more will end up dead or hospitalized.
Yes but that’s because it’s infecting more people not because it’s more dangerous
Infecting more people in and of itself makes a flu virus more dangerous. Even if, statistically, it doesn’t have a higher fatality rate, if the virus is able to more easily infect people then more will end up dead or hospitalized.
That’s true