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The second round of the Spanish flu was very deadly but it didn't last long simply because it was killing its victims before they had chance to spread it. They also had no idea what it was or how to stop it spreading back then.Yeah, that's why I was comparing to the Spanish flu but I forgot about secondary infections causing so many deaths. What worries me the most about RNA viruses is there are already drug-resistant copies out there, even before the drug is developed. At least that was true with HIV and small molecule inhibitors. Vaccines may be a little different. Judging by the flu vaccine, I guess it will be the same scenario.
If this does develop into a more potent strain, there won't be any more asymptomatic cases and it will be easier to spot and contain. At least that's what happened with other similar viruses in the recent past.