That one day in 8th grade we all had to wear a tie, Charles’ words cut like a knife that sticks in me to this day…

“Although your tie may be grand, we all know that it’s Caldor brand”

I’m 52 and remember that word for word. Fuck you Charles.

Very true and a solid point.

I just usually see viruses related to infections (-itis).

Point accepted, that was arguing semantics.

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Great answer. Thank you. I didn’t mean to laden that with snark, I just wanted to better understand your perspective.

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Yes. Then you got dragged through his judgement.

How is it not two old viruses (RSV and the influenza) that have combined to form a new virus with two attack vectors (including resisting white blood cells tailored for one of the two viruses) across a wider area of the respiratory tract? And how are the viruses they also suspect form from combinations of animal viruses, etc. not represent new viruses?

And yes, I read the entire article.

Plus viruses form infections, not diseases.