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In reply to the discussion: It's not the flu. You may not want to read this, but you need to. [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,817 posts)have few or no symptoms. Perhaps one of the things that should be researched is WHY there are such huge differences.
In most diseases, the course is pretty uniform, even though outcomes will vary. I don't think I'm aware of any other disease where so many have few or no symptoms, but others have devastating consequences, including death. Although perhaps long-term effects are in some ways even worse.
But take ordinary flu. You get it. You are sick. Some people get pneumonia and die. Others recover. And those who recover rarely, if ever, have lasting effects. Same with any other disease I think I know about. Measles. As bad as it can be, it's not as awful as this can be. But again, a significant percentage have few or no symptoms. Why? That is the giant puzzle.