Originally Posted by heavywalker
Originally Posted by irfubar
Is everybody in Italy dead?
Don't hear much on the news about them lately


Sweden? They must have got the non-deadly strain there too.


The original strain first identified in Wuhan is know as the "A" strain, which as we know, is not very pleasant.

Italy's was slightly different, now called the C, but less deadly then the A.

It was the B that came into the U.S. though Washington. It's less deadly then both of the above, but was genetically isolated before the stain in Italy, hence it's nomenclature.

I'm not sure which strain hit Sweden, but I think it was an attenuated version of C. They did better than Italy, but worse than us on a per capita basis. Of course they also have better life styles than Italy, but medical care not as good as ours, so there's additional variables as well.

Last edited by antelope_sniper; 05/04/20.

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