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Couldn't mutations also decrease mortality through selective pressure? IE, I read the Andromeda Strain as a kid, did Crichton lie to me?
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Could. One explanation for the abrupt decline of Spanish flu deaths after peak in Oct 1918: "This is a common occurrence with influenza viruses: There is a tendency for pathogenic viruses to become less lethal with time, as the hosts of more dangerous strains tend to die out."
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Was the Spanish Flu exacerbated by overuse of aspirin which turned down the body’s natural immune response (fever) thus killing more people, including the young?
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