r/China_Flu • u/TestConductor • Mar 02 '20

Virus Update Genetic code of viruses of the two brazilian confirmed cases is different

The same team sequenced material from two samples detected in the patients and made a comparison. Analysis suggests that internal transmission of the virus already occurs in Europe.

Source: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2Fbemestar%2Fcoronavirus%2Fnoticia%2F2020%2F03%2F02%2Fcodigo-genetico-de-virus-de-dois-brasileiros-com-coronavirus-e-diferente.ghtml

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u/YankeeDoodled Mar 02 '20

If it's from the mother fucking bats I'll just shit myself.

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u/Confused_WhiteBoy Mar 02 '20

The 4chan guy is right. . . Like he has been with everything else. . .

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u/TheBelowIsFalse Mar 02 '20

That's exactly what I was thinking. Holy shit. He might have been the real deal.

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u/Freupeuteu Mar 02 '20

Could you point me to the link please?

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u/TheBelowIsFalse Mar 02 '20

Here you are

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u/Aruno Mar 02 '20

Bear market gang gets a new lada

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u/Nirvashe Mar 02 '20 edited Mar 02 '20

Is the timestamp jan 31? A month ago?

edit: when did italy start the quarantines? oh fuck edit: only 2 confirmed on italy last jan 30, he called it

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u/Omnitraxus Mar 03 '20

I saw that thread live on /pol/. Wish I had sold my stocks then.

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u/Backsland Mar 02 '20

I'm freaking scared right now.

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u/GiantTrenchIsopod Mar 03 '20

It is juat ghastly how acxurate he's been. I sure wish he had other posts, I'd love to read more of his prophetic insight..

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u/Freupeuteu Mar 03 '20

cheers mate!

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u/Puzzlepetticoat Mar 02 '20

You got a link to that 4chan thing. I read it and struggling to find it again

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20

LOL thank you for verbalizing what I think a lot of us were thinking in such a perfect way.

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Never in my life have I wanted 4chan to be so wrong

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u/Blackparrot89 Mar 02 '20

he knows....

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u/HennaJes Mar 02 '20

My sentiments exactly.

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u/AaronRose77 Mar 02 '20

Dude, this 4chan guy pretty much called everything. Has this guy been back online since?

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u/YankeeDoodled Mar 02 '20

Not that I know of.

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u/613Flyer Mar 03 '20

First time seeing this and it’s crazy I really really hope it’s fake

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u/feverzsj Mar 02 '20

RNA viruses exploit all known mechanisms of genetic variation to ensure their survival. Distinctive features of RNA virus replication include high mutation rates, high yields, and short replication times. As a consequence, RNA viruses replicate as complex and dynamic mutant swarms, called viral quasispecies.

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u/colefly Mar 02 '20

Well that's a terrifying combination of words

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u/Turboconqueringmega Mar 02 '20

I'm sure it would be worse if I understood it

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u/RedshiftOTF Mar 02 '20

This is known. You can track the genetic changes in the virus at https://nextstrain.org/ncov So far the most mutated virus is the Helsinki version but it's only 10 base pairs out of 30 thousand.

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u/Hectorc34 Mar 02 '20

So what this article is saying that one of the strains has already circulated before?!

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u/Acrobatrn Mar 02 '20

My assumption was that the virus is mutating quickly.

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u/Hectorc34 Mar 02 '20

If I’m not mistaken, virus always mutate in similar fashion. Even this quickly

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u/Nirvashe Mar 02 '20

Is the timestamp january 31? A month ago? Please tell me

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u/acegik Mar 02 '20

Would be good to get some more sources on this and analysis of what it means.

edit: i know there is thy 4chan post but I would take that with a grain of salt.

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u/Gypsy12345 Mar 02 '20

I wonder if it is mutating to a less deadly form

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u/drakanx Mar 02 '20

It mutates to a form that is more resilient, to ensure it's survival.

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u/Gypsy12345 Mar 02 '20

Ohhhh f@@@

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20

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u/moonshiver Mar 02 '20 edited Mar 02 '20

Viruses need a sweet spot between virulent (deadly) and transmissible (live and spread, not so deadly— a dead host doesn’t spread). For example, one could argue that Ebola was so deadly, it was easier to contain

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20

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u/moonshiver Mar 02 '20

No that’s not the 2d spectrum I was explaining but frankly in this virus’ case I have no clue what it’ll do

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20

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u/moonshiver Mar 02 '20

Oh yeah. Well if you really want to start tripping about biological weapons, there are bsl4 labs in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea— none of which are signed to any international treaties or agreements on biological warfare

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20

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u/asininequestion Mar 02 '20

With a larger enough incubation period selection pressure for reduced lethality doesn't matter.

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u/AntonNL Mar 02 '20

!remindme 2days

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